Punjuthi, Melur

Punjuthi is a village located in the Melur Taluk of Madurai district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Melur block and comes under Poonjuthi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Madurai parliament constituency and Melur assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Punjuthi is 1.8 thousands out of which 912 are males and rest 897 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 984 females per 1000 males. There are around 196 teenagers in Punjuthi. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 559 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 497 households in Punjuthi, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 943. The pincode of Punjuthi is 625110 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Tiruvadur Sub Post office
• Poonjuthi Branch Post office
• Therkilamur Branch Post office

Schools

Punjuthi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Lakshmi Matric Hr Secondary School, Thiruvathavur
• Govt Hr Secondary School, Thiruvathavur
• Itbp Public National Public School, Idayapatti
• Panchayat Union Middle School, Veppadappu
• Panchayat Union Middle School, Sunnamboor

Hospitals

Punjuthi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Thiruvathavur Primary Health Center
• Thiruvathavur Sub-Center
• S.Amoor Sub-Center
• Poonjuthi Sub-Center

Banks

Punjuthi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Overseas Bank Thiruvathavur