# Ponnappur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/ponnappur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Ponnappur Ponnappur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614890**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 452 households**, the 63rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,730people (2011) - 452households - 76.6%literacy - 614890PIN code ## Ponnappur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnappur is 614890.** Ponnappur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614890 - Gram panchayatPonnappur - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638868 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnappur from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)15 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)10 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnappur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulur West - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and black gram**. About 77% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Of every 100 households in Ponnappur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ponnappur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **41% Television ****82%** **84% Mobile phone ****59%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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? ■ Ponnappur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **954 Working population ****53.1%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (21%) · **■** Marginal 156 (17%) 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 - Thippanvidudhi1,809 people - Vandayarriruppu1,784 people - Ponnappur I1,772 people - Panayakottai1,746 people - Karukkakottai1,690 people - Kannathangudi East1,683 people - Palampudur1,675 people - Thondarampet East1,659 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnappur?614890 - How far is Ponnappur from Thanjavur?15 km by road - What is the population of Ponnappur?1,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnappur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnappur?76.6% (Census 2011)