Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur
# Sekkanjeri

Sekkanjeri is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 600067. The 2011 Census counted 740 people in 172 households, the 79th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.
- 740 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 69.2% literacy
- 600067 PIN code

## Sekkanjeri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sekkanjeri is 600067. Sekkanjeri falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 600067
- Gram panchayat Nerkundram
- Community development block Sholavaram
- Census village code 628741

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sekkanjeri from nearby towns?
- Ponneri (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Minjur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sekkanjeri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sekkanjeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nerkundram
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sholavaram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sholavaram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sekkanjeri known for?

The main crops are paddy and banana. About 59% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sekkanjeri

Of every 100 households in Sekkanjeri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekkanjeri · ■ Ponneri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 12% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 62%
- Tap water 100% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 70% 46%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 27% 49%
- Use banking services 58% 36%
- Television 92% 92%
- Mobile phone 63% 64%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 29% 28%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 4%
- Own their home 91% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sekkanjeri?

■ Sekkanjeri · ■ Ponneri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.2% 75.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1001
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 964
- Working population 64.1% 44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 366 (77%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 94 (20%) · ■ Marginal 10 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ponneri
- Thathamanji 809 people
- Keerapakkam 801 people
- Madhavaram 788 people
- Thirupair 752 people
- Nerkundram 714 people
- Guduvanjeri 708 people
- Angadu 703 people
- Periakarumbur 696 people

All 139 villages in Ponneri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sekkanjeri? 600067
- How far is Sekkanjeri from Thiruvallur? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Sekkanjeri? 740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekkanjeri in? Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sekkanjeri? 69.2% (Census 2011)

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