Poongunam, Chithamur
Poongunam is a village located in the Cheyyur Taluk of Chengalpattu district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Chithamur block and comes under Nugumbal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kancheepuram parliament constituency and Cheyyur assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Poongunam is 2.4 thousands out of which 1.2 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1018 females per 1000 males. There are around 291 teenagers in Poongunam. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 1.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 11 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 591 households in Poongunam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Poongunam is 603301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Acharapakkam Sub Post office
- Seethapuram Branch Post office
- Irumbuli Branch Post office
- Kayapakkam Branch Post office
- Indalur Branch Post office
Schools
Poongunam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Asefa Vidhyalayaatric High School- Pooriyambakkam
- Panchayath Union Middle School - Nugumbal
- Adi-Dravida Welfare Primary School - Poongunam
Hospitals
Poongunam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Venkatesapuram Sub-Center
- Periakayapakkam Primary Health Center
- Indalur Sub-Center
- Kadapakkam Sub-Center
- Villipakkam Sub-Center
Banks
Poongunam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.