# Ponkundu Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/ponkundu/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Ponkundu Ponkundu is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614903**. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 187 households**, the 119th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 703people (2011) - 187households - 89.1%literacy - 614903PIN code ## Ponkundu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponkundu is 614903.** Ponkundu falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614903 - Gram panchayatElangadu - Community development blockMadukkur - Census village code639066 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponkundu from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)70 km by road - Madukkur (nearest town)8 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 Ponkundu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ponkundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madukkur - ○Degree college10+ km · Adirampattinam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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)20 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 Ponkundu known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include coconut oil, ground nut oil, gingely oil and palm leave products. About 77% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Ponkundu Of every 100 households in Ponkundu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ponkundu · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **82% Toilet within the home ****47%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **69% Tap water ****89%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **87% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****93%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****83%** **86% 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 Ponkundu? ■ Ponkundu · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **964 Working population ****65.0%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 83.1% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 83 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 334 (73%) 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 Pattukkottai - Thuvaramadai749 people - Alamathikkadu745 people - Thittakudi737 people - Chatramthokkalikadu718 people - Krishnapuram693 people - Chinna avadayar Koil670 people - Soundaranayagipuram662 people - Velivayal651 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponkundu?614903 - How far is Ponkundu from Thanjavur?70 km by road - What is the population of Ponkundu?703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponkundu in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponkundu?89.1% (Census 2011)