# Poonthandalam Village, Sriperumbudur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/poonthandalam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Poonthandalam Poonthandalam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600069**. The 2011 Census counted **3,117 people in 630 households**, the 19th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,117people (2011) - 630households - 86.9%literacy - 600069PIN code ## Poonthandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonthandalam is 600069.** Poonthandalam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600069 - Gram panchayatPoonthandalam - Community development blockKunnattur - Census village code629243 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonthandalam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Sriperumbudur (nearest town)13 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 Poonthandalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poonthandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 · Somangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sriperumbudur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Poonthandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Poonthandalam Of every 100 households in Poonthandalam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Poonthandalam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****84%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **62% Tap water ****64%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **46% Use banking services ****62%** **45% Television ****96%** **90% Mobile phone ****81%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****64%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **87% 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 Poonthandalam? ■ Poonthandalam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090** **973 Working population ****30.1%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 82.7% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 347 (37%) · **■** Marginal 521 (56%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Vadekkal3,939 people - Irungattukottai3,904 people - Karasangal3,858 people - Kollacheri3,793 people - Pichivakkam3,101 people - Vallam2,837 people - Nemili2,788 people - Kozhumanivakkam2,729 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonthandalam?600069 - How far is Poonthandalam from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Poonthandalam?3,117 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonthandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poonthandalam?86.9% (Census 2011)