Geographic Location of Porkunam

The village Porkunam is located in Melmalaiyanur Taluk of Villupuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Turinjippundi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Melmalayanur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gingee, which is about 16 kilometers away from Porkunam.

Travel and Communication for Porkunam

Private buses services are available for the village.

Postal Address:
Porkunam,
Villupuram,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 604208

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porkunam

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

Social Structure of Porkunam

As per available data from the year 2009, 390 persons live in 112 house holds in the village Porkunam. There are 193 female individuals and 197 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.49% and males constitute 50.51% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.08% of the total population.

Population density of Porkunam is 292.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porkunam

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Total area of Porkunam is 133.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 65.3 ha. About 1.56 ha is un-irrigated area. About 63.74 ha is irrigated area. About 52.69 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11.05 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 49.68 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 7.19 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.58 ha is culturable waste land. About 3.25 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.33 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Porkunam

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

There are no primary schools in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no middle schools in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Porkunam

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Porkunam

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Porkunam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Porkunam

There is a community health centre away from Porkunam.

There is a primary health centre away from Porkunam.

There is a primary health sub-centre away from Porkunam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre away from Porkunam.

There is a TB clinic away from Porkunam.

There is a allopathic hospital away from Porkunam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital away from Porkunam.

There is a dispensary away from Porkunam.

There is a veterinary hospital away from Porkunam.

There is a mobile health centre away from Porkunam.

There is a family welfare centre away from Porkunam.

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