# Ponneri Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/ponneri/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Ponneri Ponneri is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 376 households**, the 89th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,489people (2011) - 376households - 83.8%literacy - 606003PIN code ## Ponneri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponneri is 606003.** Ponneri falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606003 - Gram panchayatMavadandal - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637137 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponneri from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)3 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 Ponneri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ponneri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Virudhachalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Ponneri known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 49% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Ponneri Of every 100 households in Ponneri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ponneri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****89%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **79% Use banking services ****79%** **54% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****80%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **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 Ponneri? ■ Ponneri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **852 Working population ****51.6%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 158 (21%) · **■** Marginal 246 (32%) 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 Virudhachalam - Melpathi1,587 people - Perundurai1,577 people - Maligaimedu1,555 people - Niramani1,540 people - Ilangiyanur1,463 people - Keelakurichi1,458 people - Setuvarayankuppam1,456 people - Keenanur1,445 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponneri?606003 - How far is Ponneri from Cuddalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Ponneri?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponneri in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponneri?83.8% (Census 2011)