# Poondi Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Panruti, Cuddalore 

# Poondi

Poondi is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,543 people in 635 households**, the 51st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,543people (2011)
- 635households
- 72.7%literacy
- 607205PIN code

## Poondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poondi is 607205.** Poondi falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607205
- Gram panchayatPoondi
- Community development blockAnnagaramam
- Census village code636532

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poondi from nearby towns?

- Panruti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)36 km by road
- Thorapadi (nearest town)5 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 Poondi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Poondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruthuraiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panruti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Poondi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and sugarcane**. About 66% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Poondi

Of every 100 households in Poondi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poondi · ■ Panruti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****74%**

**48%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Poondi?

■ Poondi · ■ Panruti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**877

Working population ****57.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 713 (49%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (17%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Panruti

- Manamthavizhnthaputhur2,964 people
- Nadukuppam2,831 people
- Sirugramam2,602 people
- Sorathur2,586 people
- Kongarayanur2,480 people
- Manappakkam2,372 people
- Purangani2,345 people
- Enadirimangalam2,293 people

[All 94 villages in Panruti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poondi?607205
- How far is Poondi from Cuddalore?36 km by road
- What is the population of Poondi?2,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poondi in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poondi?72.7% (Census 2011)
