Porkudi, Devakottai, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Porkudi


The village Porkudi is located in Devakottai Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thattani, Puthurani Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kannankudi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Devakottai, which is about 7 kilometers away from Porkudi.

Travel and Communication for Porkudi


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Porkudi,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630318

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porkudi


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

A brief summary of available data for Porkudi 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 Porkudi


As per available data from the year 2009, 754 persons live in 195 house holds in the village Porkudi. There are 368 female individuals and 386 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.81% and males constitute 51.19% of the total population.

There are 522 scheduled castes persons of which 252 are females and 270 are males. Females constitute 48.28% and males constitute 51.72% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 69.23% of the total population.

Population density of Porkudi is 175.52 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porkudi


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Total area of Porkudi is 429.57 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 181.02 ha. About 72.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 108.22 ha is irrigated area. About 108.22 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 173.89 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 18.17 ha is culturable waste land. About 56.16 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Porkudi


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

There is a government primary school in the village Porkudi.

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

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

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

Colleges in Porkudi


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 Devakottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Porkudi.

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

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 Porkudi.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Porkudi


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sathikkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Porkudi.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Hanumanthagudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Porkudi.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Porkudi


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Porkudi.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Porkudi.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Porkudi.

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

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

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

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

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

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