# Durainallur Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Durainallur

Durainallur is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601206**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 151 households**, the 96th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 548people (2011)
- 151households
- 73.8%literacy
- 601206PIN code

## Durainallur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durainallur is 601206.** Durainallur falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601206
- Gram panchayatVadakkunallur
- Community development blockSholavaram
- Census village code628708

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Durainallur from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)5 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 Durainallur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Durainallur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Puduvoyal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Durainallur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 27% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Durainallur

Of every 100 households in Durainallur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durainallur · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**49%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****88%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Durainallur?

■ Durainallur · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1201**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1864**

**964

Working population ****44.5%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 79 (32%) · **■** Marginal 156 (64%)

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

- Marattoor593 people
- Kodipallam591 people
- Asanabudur584 people
- Keelameni560 people
- Senganyam542 people
- Vairavankuppam519 people
- Kilikodi516 people
- Arasur499 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durainallur?601206
- How far is Durainallur from Thiruvallur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Durainallur?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durainallur in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Durainallur?73.8% (Census 2011)