# Nerkundram Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/nerkundram/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Nerkundram Nerkundram is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600067**. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 179 households**, the 80th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 714people (2011) - 179households - 65.9%literacy - 600067PIN code ## Nerkundram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkundram is 600067.** Nerkundram falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600067 - Gram panchayatNerkundram - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkundram from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)15 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 Nerkundram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sholavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sholavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Nerkundram known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 32% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Nerkundram Of every 100 households in Nerkundram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nerkundram · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****15%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **49% Use banking services ****73%** **36% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****46%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **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 Nerkundram? ■ Nerkundram · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **964 Working population ****55.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 174 (44%) · **■** Marginal 112 (28%) 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 - Keerapakkam801 people - Madhavaram788 people - Thirupair752 people - Sekkanjeri740 people - Guduvanjeri708 people - Angadu703 people - Periakarumbur696 people - Periaveppathur678 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkundram?600067 - How far is Nerkundram from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Nerkundram?714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkundram in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkundram?65.9% (Census 2011)