Pungankulam, Thirumangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pungankulam


The village Pungankulam is located in Thirumangalam Taluk of Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pungankulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thirumangalam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thirumangalam, which is about 13 kilometers away from Pungankulam.

Travel and Communication for Pungankulam


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

Postal Address:
Pungankulam,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 625706

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pungankulam


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

A brief summary of available data for Pungankulam 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 Pungankulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1317 persons live in 362 house holds in the village Pungankulam. There are 663 female individuals and 654 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.34% and males constitute 49.66% of the total population.

There are 635 scheduled castes persons of which 322 are females and 313 are males. Females constitute 50.71% and males constitute 49.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 48.22% of the total population.

Population density of Pungankulam is 504.97 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pungankulam


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Total area of Pungankulam is 260.81 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 49.6 ha. About 10.54 ha is un-irrigated area. About 39.06 ha is irrigated area. About 24.94 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 14.12 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 63.13 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.65 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 61.54 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.49 ha is culturable waste land. About 85.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pungankulam


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Pungankulam.

There is a government primary school in the village Pungankulam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Pungankulam


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

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Uchapatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Pungankulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Pungankulam


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

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Pungankulam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pungankulam


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Pungankulam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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