Porkunnam, Thurinjapuram
Porkunnam is a village located in the Tiruvannamalai Taluk of Tiruvannamalai district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Thurinjapuram block and comes under Porkunam Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Tiruvannamalai parliament constituency and Kilpennathur assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Porkunnam is 3 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 963 females per 1000 males. There are around 329 teenagers in Porkunnam. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 1.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 763 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 716 households in Porkunnam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Porkunnam is 606802 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nayudumangalam Sub Post office
- Porkunam Branch Post office
- Sorakulathur Branch Post office
- Veluganandal Branch Post office
- Maruthuvambadi Branch Post office
Schools
Porkunnam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mary Immaculate Heart Matric Higher Secondary School Kariyandal
- Ghss Narthampoondi
- Ghss Sorakolathur
- Thirumurugan N&p School
- Govt. High School Meepathurai
Hospitals
Porkunnam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sorakulathur Sub-Center
- Thurinjapuram Sub-Center
- Naarthampoondi Sub-Center
- Periyakalambady Sub-Center
- Porkunam Sub-Center
Banks
Porkunnam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.