# Ponnappur I Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur 

# Ponnappur I

Ponnappur I is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614019**. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 448 households**, the 61st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,772people (2011)
- 448households
- 83.8%literacy
- 614019PIN code

## Ponnappur I PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponnappur I is 614019.** Ponnappur I falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614019
- Gram panchayatPonnappur
- Community development blockOrathanadu
- Census village code638857

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

## How far is Ponnappur I from nearby towns?

- Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Orathanadu (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 Ponnappur I?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnappur I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ulur West
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thenamanadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ponnappur I known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jack fruit and bengal gram**. About 60% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Ponnappur I

Of every 100 households in Ponnappur I in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ponnappur I · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**79%

Tap water ****99%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Ponnappur I?

■ Ponnappur I · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**954

Working population ****33.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (13%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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 Orathanadu

- Vedavijayapuram1,919 people
- Thondarampet West1,888 people
- Thippanvidudhi1,809 people
- Vandayarriruppu1,784 people
- Panayakottai1,746 people
- Ponnappur1,730 people
- Karukkakottai1,690 people
- Kannathangudi East1,683 people

[All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponnappur I?614019
- How far is Ponnappur I from Thanjavur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ponnappur I?1,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponnappur I in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ponnappur I?83.8% (Census 2011)
