# Pondavakkam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/pondavakkam/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Pondavakkam Pondavakkam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 401 households**, the 36th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,556people (2011) - 401households - 59.4%literacy - 601202PIN code ## Pondavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondavakkam is 601202.** Pondavakkam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601202 - Gram panchayatPondavakkam - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondavakkam from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)20 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 Pondavakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pondavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manellore - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poonamallee - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Pondavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 46% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Pondavakkam Of every 100 households in Pondavakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****6%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **60% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **90% 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 Pondavakkam? ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **965 Working population ****41.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 51.7% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (15%) · **■** Marginal 317 (50%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Pallavada1,709 people - Nelvoy1,632 people - Mangavaram1,604 people - Thandalacheri1,574 people - Melmudalambedu1,534 people - Vaniamallee1,518 people - Panchalai1,505 people - Soorapundi1,480 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondavakkam?601202 - How far is Pondavakkam from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Pondavakkam?1,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pondavakkam?59.4% (Census 2011)