# Appalavaram Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/appalavaram/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Appalavaram Appalavaram is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 134 households**, the 101st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 493people (2011) - 134households - 69.9%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Appalavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appalavaram is 601204.** Appalavaram falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatArasur - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628661 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appalavaram from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Ponneri (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 Appalavaram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Appalavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arasur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponneri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arasur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Appalavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Appalavaram Of every 100 households in Appalavaram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Appalavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****2%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **49% Use banking services ****0%** **36% Television ****98%** **92% Mobile phone ****57%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 Appalavaram? ■ Appalavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **964 Working population ****65.7%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (85%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (8%) 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 Ponneri - Senganyam542 people - Vairavankuppam519 people - Kilikodi516 people - Arasur499 people - Andavoyal456 people - Ernavakkam451 people - Agaram448 people - Sirupazhaverkadu448 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appalavaram?601204 - How far is Appalavaram from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Appalavaram?493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appalavaram in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appalavaram?69.9% (Census 2011)