Porkunam, Melmalayanur

Porkunam is a village located in the Melmalaiyanur Taluk of Villupuram district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Melmalayanur block and comes under Thurinjipoondi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arani parliament constituency and Gingee assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Porkunam is 418 out of which 211 are males and rest 207 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 981 females per 1000 males. There are around 37 teenagers in Porkunam. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 240 persons can read and write. Total 13 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 120 households in Porkunam, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 209. The pincode of Porkunam is 604208 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Valathi Sub Post office
• Guduvampoondi Branch Post office
• Kallapuliyur Branch Post office
• Devandavadi Branch Post office
• Devanur Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Panchayat Union Primary School Porkunam

Hospitals

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

• Valathy Community Health Center
• Devanur Sub-Center
• Peruvalur Sub-Center
• Devandavadi Sub-Center
• Melmannur Sub-Center