# Avurivakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/avurivakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Avurivakkam Avurivakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601205**. The 2011 Census counted **892 people in 259 households**, the 70th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 892people (2011) - 259households - 52.2%literacy - 601205PIN code ## Avurivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avurivakkam is 601205.** Avurivakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601205 - Gram panchayatAvurivakkam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avurivakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)24 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 Avurivakkam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Avurivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ponneri - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 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 Avurivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 21% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Avurivakkam Of every 100 households in Avurivakkam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Avurivakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **96% Toilet within the home ****60%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **62% Tap water ****79%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **49% Use banking services ****7%** **36% Television ****75%** **92% Mobile phone ****35%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Avurivakkam? ■ Avurivakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **964 Working population ****34.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 44.4% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (57%) · **■** Marginal 54 (18%) 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 - Mafaskanpet1,018 people - Pondavakkam1,005 people - Periyamullaivoyal977 people - Bandikavanoor905 people - Vannipakkam875 people - Somanjeri830 people - Vadakkunallur823 people - Kanagavallipuram813 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avurivakkam?601205 - How far is Avurivakkam from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Avurivakkam?892 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avurivakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avurivakkam?52.2% (Census 2011)