# Poykkunam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Poykkunam

Poykkunam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,736 people in 630 households**, the 50th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,736people (2011)
- 630households
- 65.6%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Poykkunam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poykkunam is 606401.** Poykkunam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatPoykkunam
- Community development blockSankarapuram
- Census village code633333

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poykkunam from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Poykkunam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Poykkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sankarapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Poykkunam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and corn**. About 46% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Poykkunam

Of every 100 households in Poykkunam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poykkunam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**87%

Tap water ****62%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****90%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Poykkunam?

■ Poykkunam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**939

Working population ****56.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 56.5% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 845 (55%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (21%) · **■** Marginal 114 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sankarapuram

- Paramanatham2,840 people
- Pavunjipattu2,826 people
- Jambadai2,752 people
- Kosappadi2,736 people
- Vadakeeranur2,726 people
- Murarbad2,691 people
- Kadambur2,666 people
- Agraharapandalam2,633 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poykkunam?606401
- How far is Poykkunam from Viluppuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Poykkunam?2,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poykkunam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poykkunam?65.6% (Census 2011)