# Ponnarampatti Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vazhapadi, Salem 

# Ponnarampatti

Ponnarampatti is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 583 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,092people (2011)
- 583households
- 69.5%literacy
- 636115PIN code

## Ponnarampatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponnarampatti is 636115.** Ponnarampatti falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636115
- Gram panchayatPonnarampatti
- Community development blockValapady
- Census village code634208

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ponnarampatti from nearby towns?

- Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)35 km by road
- Vazhapadi (nearest town)5 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 Ponnarampatti?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnarampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vazhapadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Ponnarampatti known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and maize**. About 31% of the 1,426 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Ponnarampatti

Of every 100 households in Ponnarampatti in 2011, 85 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ponnarampatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**79%

Tap water ****37%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**64%

Use banking services ****25%**

**31%

Television ****84%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Ponnarampatti?

■ Ponnarampatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**932

Working population ****61.1%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (32%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (12%) · **■** Marginal 248 (19%)

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 Vazhapadi

- Karumapuram2,329 people
- Somanpatti2,206 people
- Mannayakanpatti2,201 people
- Mannarpalayam2,169 people
- Velampatti1,995 people
- Eripudur1,806 people
- Palapatti1,547 people
- Chenrayapalayam1,439 people

[All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponnarampatti?636115
- How far is Ponnarampatti from Salem?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ponnarampatti?2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponnarampatti in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ponnarampatti?69.5% (Census 2011)