# Ponnaiyankuppam Village, Cuddalore, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/cuddalore/ponnaiyankuppam/ Village · Cuddalore, Cuddalore # Ponnaiyankuppam Ponnaiyankuppam is a village in Cuddalore sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,985 people in 480 households**, the 38th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 1,985people (2011) - 480households - 68.1%literacy - 607003PIN code ## Ponnaiyankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnaiyankuppam is 607003.** Ponnaiyankuppam falls in Cuddalore sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607003 - Gram panchayatPachayankuppam - Community development blockCuddalore - Census village code636666 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnaiyankuppam from nearby towns? - Cuddalore (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)2 km by road - Cuddalore (nearest town)2 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 Ponnaiyankuppam? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnaiyankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karaikadu - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karaikkadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Cuddalore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cuddalore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 20 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 Ponnaiyankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 85% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Ponnaiyankuppam Of every 100 households in Ponnaiyankuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponnaiyankuppam · ■ Cuddalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **74% Tap water ****34%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **68% Use banking services ****36%** **40% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****78%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Ponnaiyankuppam? ■ Ponnaiyankuppam · ■ Cuddalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **905 Working population ****43.3%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 207 (24%) · **■** Marginal 585 (68%) 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 Cuddalore - Uchchimedu2,388 people - Tottappattu2,309 people - Pallippattu2,268 people - Vanamadevi2,104 people - Pudukkadai1,892 people - Alagiyanatham1,815 people - Karaiyeravittakuppam1,800 people - Singirikkudi1,703 people [All 69 villages in Cuddalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/cuddalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnaiyankuppam?607003 - How far is Ponnaiyankuppam from Cuddalore?2 km by road - What is the population of Ponnaiyankuppam?1,985 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnaiyankuppam in?Cuddalore district (Cuddalore sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnaiyankuppam?68.1% (Census 2011)