# Ponnakulam Village, Sivaganga, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/ponnakulam/ Village · Sivaganga, Sivaganga # Ponnakulam Ponnakulam is a village in Sivaganga sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630561**. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 313 households**, the 75th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,235people (2011) - 313households - 76.9%literacy - 630561PIN code ## Ponnakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnakulam is 630561.** Ponnakulam falls in Sivaganga sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630561 - Gram panchayatSakkanthi, Ponnakulam , Arasanimuthupatti - Community development blockSivaganga - Census village code640273 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnakulam from nearby towns? - Sivaganga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)5 km by road - Sivaganga (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 Ponnakulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sivaganga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sivaganga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sivaganga - ○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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Ponnakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 18% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Ponnakulam Of every 100 households in Ponnakulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponnakulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **67% Tap water ****100%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **79% Use banking services ****59%** **55% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **89% 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 Ponnakulam? ■ Ponnakulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **949 Working population ****47.1%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (51%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 83 (14%) 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 Sivaganga - Periakannanur1,268 people - Sakkur1,267 people - Poovali1,257 people - Keelakottai1,249 people - Sevaoorani1,223 people - Pudukkilavachi1,190 people - Kannariruppu1,184 people - Silukkapatti1,172 people [All 130 villages in Sivaganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnakulam?630561 - How far is Ponnakulam from Sivaganga?5 km by road - What is the population of Ponnakulam?1,235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnakulam in?Sivaganga district (Sivaganga sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnakulam?76.9% (Census 2011)