# Ernavakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Ernavakkam

Ernavakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 123 households**, the 103rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 451people (2011)
- 123households
- 72.9%literacy
- 601204PIN code

## Ernavakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ernavakkam is 601204.** Ernavakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601204
- Gram panchayatBandikavanoor
- Community development blockSholavaram
- Census village code628729

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

## How far is Ernavakkam from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ponneri (nearest town)12 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 Ernavakkam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ernavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bandikavanoor
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sholavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sholavaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Ernavakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 64% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Ernavakkam

Of every 100 households in Ernavakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ernavakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**49%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Ernavakkam?

■ Ernavakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**964

Working population ****53.9%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 164 (67%)

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

- Kilikodi516 people
- Arasur499 people
- Appalavaram493 people
- Andavoyal456 people
- Agaram448 people
- Sirupazhaverkadu448 people
- Kumarasirulapakkam405 people
- Vembedu392 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ernavakkam?601204
- How far is Ernavakkam from Thiruvallur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ernavakkam?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ernavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ernavakkam?72.9% (Census 2011)