Poigai, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Poigai


The village Poigai is located in Sankarankoil Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Poigai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sankarankoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarankoil, which is about 5 kilometers away from Poigai.

Travel and Communication for Poigai


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Poigai,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627756

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Poigai


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

A brief summary of available data for Poigai 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 Poigai


As per available data from the year 2009, 809 persons live in 231 house holds in the village Poigai. There are 399 female individuals and 410 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.32% and males constitute 50.68% of the total population.

There are 141 scheduled castes persons of which 68 are females and 73 are males. Females constitute 48.23% and males constitute 51.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.43% of the total population.

Population density of Poigai is 81.77 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Poigai


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Total area of Poigai is 989.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 237.49 ha. About 125.67 ha is un-irrigated area. About 111.82 ha is irrigated area. About 74.28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 37.54 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 85.72 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.27 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 87.85 ha is culturable waste land. About 566.51 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 11.57 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Poigai


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

There is a government primary school in the village Poigai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Poigai


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 Sankarankoil, which is 5-10 kms away from Poigai.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Poigai


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Puliyankudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Poigai.

Healthcare Facilities in Poigai


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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