# Poondi Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Poondi

Poondi is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 131 households**, the 107th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 545people (2011)
- 131households
- 75.3%literacy
- 603105PIN code

## Poondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poondi is 603105.** Poondi falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603105
- Gram panchayatMullipakkam
- Community development blockThiruporur
- Census village code629495

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?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Thiruporur (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 Poondi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rayamangalam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamathy
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Poondi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Poondi · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**48%

Use banking services ****12%**

**48%

Television ****88%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Poondi?

■ Poondi · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**969

Working population ****33.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (54%) · **■** Marginal 50 (28%)

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

- Pattaravakkam608 people
- Periyavippedu603 people
- PeriyaIrumbedu590 people
- Karambur553 people
- Krishanankaranai538 people
- Amirthampallam529 people
- Chinnavippedu527 people
- Edarkundram516 people

[All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poondi?603105
- How far is Poondi from Kancheepuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Poondi?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poondi in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poondi?75.3% (Census 2011)