# Madhavaram Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Madhavaram

Madhavaram is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 205 households**, the 77th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 788people (2011)
- 205households
- 83.1%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Madhavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madhavaram is 601101.** Madhavaram falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayatMadavaram
- Community development blockSholavaram
- Census village code628713

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

## How far is Madhavaram from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)4 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 Madhavaram?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Madhavaram; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Madhavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 70% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Madhavaram

Of every 100 households in Madhavaram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madhavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**62%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**49%

Use banking services ****49%**

**36%

Television ****90%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Madhavaram?

■ Madhavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**964

Working population ****42.0%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (18%) · **■** Other work 226 (68%) · **■** 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

- Vadakkunallur823 people
- Kanagavallipuram813 people
- Thathamanji809 people
- Keerapakkam801 people
- Thirupair752 people
- Sekkanjeri740 people
- Nerkundram714 people
- Guduvanjeri708 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madhavaram?601101
- How far is Madhavaram from Thiruvallur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Madhavaram?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhavaram in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madhavaram?83.1% (Census 2011)