# Ponmala Village, Tirur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/tirur/ponmala/ Village · Tirur, Malappuram # Ponmala Ponmala is a village in Tirur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **676528**. The 2011 Census counted **33,922 people in 6,237 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.4%. - 33,922people (2011) - 6,237households - 94.2%literacy - 676528PIN code ## Ponmala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponmala is 676528.** Ponmala falls in Tirur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code676528 - Gram panchayatPonmala - Community development blockMalappuram - Census village code627518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponmala from nearby towns? - Tirur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)10 km by road - Malappuram (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ponmala? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Ponmala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Malappuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Areacode - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ponmala known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and tubers**. Products made here include footwear, furniture, carry bags and pottery. About 96% of the 2,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ponmala Of every 100 households in Ponmala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Ponmala · ■ Tirur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****8%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **87% Use banking services ****63%** **66% Television ****60%** **61% Mobile phone ****83%** **81% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ponmala? ■ Ponmala · ■ Tirur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%** **92.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109** **1125 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **947 Working population ****23.2%** **23.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 92.6% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 572 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (9%) · **■** Household industry 102 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,156 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,334 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tirur - Tanur44,973 people - Vettom37,456 people - Edayoor36,498 people - Ozhur34,016 people - Kalpakancheri33,721 people - Mangalam33,442 people - Valavannur33,159 people - Purathur31,915 people [All 16 villages in Tirur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/tirur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponmala?676528 - How far is Ponmala from Malappuram?10 km by road - What is the population of Ponmala?33,922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponmala in?Malappuram district (Tirur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Ponmala?94.2% (Census 2011)