# Chinnakavanam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/chinnakavanam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Chinnakavanam Chinnakavanam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,923 people in 782 households**, the 22nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,923people (2011) - 782households - 69.8%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Chinnakavanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chinnakavanam is 601204.** Chinnakavanam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatErusivan, Guduvanjer - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628679 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chinnakavanam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)55 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)1 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 Chinnakavanam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chinnakavanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ponneri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Chinnakavanam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 68% of the 957 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 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 Chinnakavanam Of every 100 households in Chinnakavanam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chinnakavanam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****26%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **62% Tap water ****78%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **49% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****56%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Chinnakavanam? ■ Chinnakavanam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **964 Working population ****42.7%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (26%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 379 (30%) · **■** Marginal 501 (40%) 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 - Vellivoyal3,511 people - Kattoor3,425 people - Amoor3,405 people - Medur3,144 people - Elaimbedu2,666 people - Perumbedu2,608 people - Kolur2,382 people - Thirupalaivanam2,326 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chinnakavanam?601204 - How far is Chinnakavanam from Thiruvallur?55 km by road - What is the population of Chinnakavanam?2,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chinnakavanam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chinnakavanam?69.8% (Census 2011)