Pungamuthur, Oddanchatram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pungamuthur


The village Pungamuthur is located in Oddanchatram Taluk of Dindigul District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pungamuthur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thoppampatti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dharapuram, which is about 16 kilometers away from Pungamuthur.

Travel and Communication for Pungamuthur


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pungamuthur,
Dindigul,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 624617

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pungamuthur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Pungamuthur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Pungamuthur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Pungamuthur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1165 persons live in 365 house holds in the village Pungamuthur. There are 582 female individuals and 583 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.96% and males constitute 50.04% of the total population.

There are 253 scheduled castes persons of which 134 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 52.96% and males constitute 47.04% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.72% of the total population.

Population density of Pungamuthur is 107.28 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pungamuthur


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Total area of Pungamuthur is 1085.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 461.01 ha. About 151.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 310 ha is irrigated area. About 310 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 20 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 568.87 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20.02 ha is culturable waste land. About 16 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pungamuthur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Pungamuthur.

There is a government primary school in the village Pungamuthur.

There is a government middle school in the village Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kallimandayam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kallimandayam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

Colleges in Pungamuthur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Dharapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Dharapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Coimbatore, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Dharapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Dharapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

Other Educational Facilities in Pungamuthur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dharapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Palani, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Palani, which is more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

Healthcare Facilities in Pungamuthur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Pungamuthur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Pungamuthur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pungamuthur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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