# Pondavakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/pondavakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Pondavakkam Pondavakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 278 households**, the 67th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,005people (2011) - 278households - 74.8%literacy - 601101PIN code ## Pondavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondavakkam is 601101.** Pondavakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601101 - Gram panchayatPondavakkam - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondavakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)25 km by road - Arani (nearest town)3 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 Pondavakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pondavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Pondavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 48% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Pondavakkam Of every 100 households in Pondavakkam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **96% Toilet within the home ****46%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **49% Use banking services ****84%** **36% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pondavakkam? ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **964 Working population ****53.6%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.6% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (27%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 173 (32%) · **■** Marginal 166 (31%) 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 - Seliambedu1,110 people - Malliankuppam1,056 people - Thottakadu1,053 people - Mafaskanpet1,018 people - Periyamullaivoyal977 people - Bandikavanoor905 people - Avurivakkam892 people - Vannipakkam875 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondavakkam?601101 - How far is Pondavakkam from Thiruvallur?25 km by road - What is the population of Pondavakkam?1,005 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pondavakkam?74.8% (Census 2011)