# R. Ponnapuram Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/r-ponnapuram/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # R. Ponnapuram R. Ponnapuram is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,044 people in 543 households**, the 60th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 2,044people (2011) - 543households - 70.3%literacy - 642002PIN code ## R. Ponnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of R. Ponnapuram is 642002.** R. Ponnapuram falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642002 - Gram panchayatR. Ponnapuram - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is R. Ponnapuram from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)40 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)6 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 R. Ponnapuram? 22 services counted by the Census are inside R. Ponnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pollachi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anaimalai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 R. Ponnapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include coir and spinning. About 77% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 R. Ponnapuram Of every 100 households in R. Ponnapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ R. Ponnapuram · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****33%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **54% Tap water ****80%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **56% Use banking services ****59%** **45% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **84% 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 R. Ponnapuram? ■ R. Ponnapuram · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **971 Working population ****57.8%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (46%) · **■** Household industry 59 (5%) · **■** Other work 440 (37%) · **■** Marginal 17 (1%) 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 Pollachi - S. Nallur2,359 people - Eripatti2,118 people - Solapalayam2,081 people - Nallathukuli2,080 people - Kullichettipalayam2,030 people - Gomangalam2,002 people - S. Malayandipatnam1,956 people - Vekkampalayam1,938 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of R. Ponnapuram?642002 - How far is R. Ponnapuram from Coimbatore?40 km by road - What is the population of R. Ponnapuram?2,044 (Census 2011) - Which district is R. Ponnapuram in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of R. Ponnapuram?70.3% (Census 2011)