Punganur, Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Punganur


The village Punganur is located in Sirkali Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Punganur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sirkali Community Development Block. The nearest town is Vaitheeswaran Koil, which is about 2 kilometers away from Punganur.

Travel and Communication for Punganur


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

Postal Address:
Punganur,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 609117

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Punganur


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

A brief summary of available data for Punganur 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 Punganur


As per available data from the year 2009, 3048 persons live in 768 house holds in the village Punganur. There are 1636 female individuals and 1412 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.67% and males constitute 46.33% of the total population.

There are 1539 scheduled castes persons of which 767 are females and 772 are males. Females constitute 49.84% and males constitute 50.16% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 50.49% of the total population.

Population density of Punganur is 800.25 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Punganur


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Total area of Punganur is 380.88 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 288.69 ha. About 5.56 ha is un-irrigated area. About 283.13 ha is irrigated area. About 283.13 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 66.27 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 22.26 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.66 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Punganur


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Punganur.

There is a government middle school in the village Punganur.

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

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

Colleges in Punganur


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 Sirkali, which is 5-10 kms away from Punganur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Punganur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Vaitheeswaran Koil, which is less than 5 kms away from Punganur.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Punganur


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Punganur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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