Geographic Location of Poykkunam

The village Poykkunam is located in Sankarapuram Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Poykkunam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sankarapuram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarapuram, which is about 3 kilometers away from Poykkunam.

Travel and Communication for Poykkunam

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:
Poykkunam,
Kallakurichi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606401

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Poykkunam

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

Social Structure of Poykkunam

As per available data from the year 2009, 2736 persons live in 630 house holds in the village Poykkunam. There are 1374 female individuals and 1362 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.22% and males constitute 49.78% of the total population.

There are 1287 scheduled castes persons of which 661 are females and 626 are males. Females constitute 51.36% and males constitute 48.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 47.04% of the total population.

Population density of Poykkunam is 431.65 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Poykkunam

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Total area of Poykkunam is 633.85 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 293.5 ha. About 64.27 ha is un-irrigated area. About 229.23 ha is irrigated area. About 190.49 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 38.74 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 60.4 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.4 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 125.48 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.01 ha is culturable waste land. About 18.76 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 116.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Poykkunam

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Poykkunam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Poykkunam.

There is a government middle school in the village Poykkunam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sankarapuram, which is less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sankarapuram, which is less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

Colleges in Poykkunam

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 Viriyur, which is more than 10 kms away from Poykkunam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Poykkunam

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

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Poykkunam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Sankarapuram, which is less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

Healthcare Facilities in Poykkunam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Poykkunam.

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

There are 2 primary health sub-centres with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Poykkunam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

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

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Poykkunam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Poykkunam.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Poykkunam.

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