# Ponmar Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/ponmar/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Ponmar Ponmar is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600127**. The 2011 Census counted **2,953 people in 736 households**, the 26th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,953people (2011) - 736households - 83.9%literacy - 600127PIN code ## Ponmar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponmar is 600127.** Ponmar falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600127 - Gram panchayatPonmar - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629397 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponmar from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Tambaram (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 Ponmar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ponmar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ponmar known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and flowers**. About 41% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Ponmar Of every 100 households in Ponmar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ponmar · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****39%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **60% Tap water ****84%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **48% Use banking services ****63%** **48% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****83%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****53%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **85% 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 Ponmar? ■ Ponmar · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **969 Working population ****33.9%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (7%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 772 (77%) · **■** Marginal 110 (11%) 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 Chengalpattu - Kayar3,316 people - Ozhalur3,298 people - Pulipakkam3,139 people - Sirudavoor2,975 people - Mambakkam2,678 people - Anjur2,579 people - Karunilam2,530 people - Illalur2,446 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponmar?600127 - How far is Ponmar from Kancheepuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Ponmar?2,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponmar in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponmar?83.9% (Census 2011)