# Poonthandalam Village, Tirukalukundram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/poonthandalam/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Poonthandalam Poonthandalam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603102**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 189 households**, the 64th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 758people (2011) - 189households - 66.9%literacy - 603102PIN code ## Poonthandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonthandalam is 603102.** Poonthandalam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603102 - Gram panchayatVengabakkam - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629929 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? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)67 km by road - Mamallapuram (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 Poonthandalam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poonthandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sadurangapattinam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Poonthandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 30% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poonthandalam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **71% Tap water ****98%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **63% Use banking services ****29%** **42% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****29%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **955 Working population ****46.6%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 56.4% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (31%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Veerakuppam775 people - Pulikundram773 people - Pulleri765 people - Edaiyur759 people - Thimmur740 people - Nallanpillaipettral737 people - Elumichampattu683 people - Kudiperumbakkam645 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonthandalam?603102 - How far is Poonthandalam from Kancheepuram?67 km by road - What is the population of Poonthandalam?758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonthandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poonthandalam?66.9% (Census 2011)