# Poongulam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/poongulam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Poongulam Poongulam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,872 people in 485 households**, the 35th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,872people (2011) - 485households - 59.1%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Poongulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poongulam is 601201.** Poongulam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatPoongulam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628630 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poongulam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)80 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)14 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 Poongulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poongulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Poongulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 45% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Poongulam Of every 100 households in Poongulam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poongulam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **96% Toilet within the home ****56%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **62% Tap water ****65%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **49% Use banking services ****8%** **36% Television ****88%** **92% Mobile phone ****41%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Poongulam? ■ Poongulam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **964 Working population ****36.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 376 (55%) · **■** Marginal 63 (9%) 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 - Annamalaicheri2,029 people - Thiruvellavoyal1,998 people - Kattupalli1,911 people - Seemapuram1,876 people - Kummamur1,807 people - Budur1,784 people - Sombattu1,770 people - Kattavur1,677 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poongulam?601201 - How far is Poongulam from Thiruvallur?80 km by road - What is the population of Poongulam?1,872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poongulam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poongulam?59.1% (Census 2011)