# Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ponneri

Ponneri is a sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **389,862 people**, 8 towns and 139 villages (129 inhabited). The largest village is Pulicut (17,925 people).

- 389,862people (2011)
- 139villages
- 8towns
- 79.5%literacy

## Population of Ponneri compared with Thiruvallur

■ Ponneri · ■ Thiruvallur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**946

Working population ****42.1%**

**41.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ponneri

Of every 100 households in Ponneri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ponneri · ■ Thiruvallur district

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**30%

Tap water ****89%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**24%

Use banking services ****41%**

**57%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**3%

Own their home ****80%**

**68%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Ponneri

- Ponneri31,025 people
- Minjur28,337 people
- Padianallur23,819 people
- Nallur19,595 people
- Arani12,833 people
- Edayanchavadi12,119 people
- Athipattu11,034 people
- Alamathi7,424 people

## Largest villages in Ponneri

- Pulicut · 17,925 people
- Vallur · 11,935 people
- Thadaperumbakkam · 10,618 people
- Sholavaram · 9,397 people
- Anuppampattu · 8,719 people
- Jaganathapuram · 7,261 people
- Thatchoor · 6,584 people
- Nandiambakkam · 6,268 people
- Nalur · 6,238 people
- Voyalur · 6,080 people
- Vichoor · 5,765 people
- Neithavayal · 5,525 people
- Aladu · 4,608 people
- Nayur · 4,516 people
- Chinnambedu · 4,175 people
- Athur · 3,866 people

[All 139 villages in Ponneri →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Ponneri?139 (129 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponneri in?Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Ponneri?389,862 (Census 2011)