Geographic Location of Ponkurichi

The village Ponkurichi is located in Rasipuram Taluk of Namakkal District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ponkurichi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rasipuram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pillanallur, which is about 1 kilometers away from Ponkurichi.

Travel and Communication for Ponkurichi

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:
Ponkurichi,
Namakkal,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 637403

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ponkurichi

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

Social Structure of Ponkurichi

As per available data from the year 2009, 708 persons live in 204 house holds in the village Ponkurichi. There are 347 female individuals and 361 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.01% and males constitute 50.99% of the total population.

There are 312 scheduled castes persons of which 152 are females and 160 are males. Females constitute 48.72% and males constitute 51.28% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.07% of the total population.

Population density of Ponkurichi is 379.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ponkurichi

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Total area of Ponkurichi is 186.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 127.13 ha. About 48.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 78.63 ha is irrigated area. About 78.63 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 38.6 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20.87 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Ponkurichi

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Ponkurichi.

There is a government primary school in the village Ponkurichi.

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

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

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

Colleges in Ponkurichi

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 Andagalur Gate, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponkurichi.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Pachal, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponkurichi.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Ponkurichi

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Ponkurichi

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Ponkurichi.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Ponkurichi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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