# Sholavaram Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/sholavaram/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Sholavaram Sholavaram is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600067**. The 2011 Census counted **9,397 people in 2,432 households**, the 4th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 9,397people (2011) - 2,432households - 83.7%literacy - 600067PIN code ## Sholavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholavaram is 600067.** Sholavaram falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600067 - Gram panchayatSholavaram - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628748 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholavaram from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 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 Sholavaram? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Sholavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 7 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Sholavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 28% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Sholavaram Of every 100 households in Sholavaram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sholavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****63%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **62% Tap water ****96%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **49% Use banking services ****45%** **36% Television ****96%** **92% Mobile phone ****80%** **64% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****67%** **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 Sholavaram? ■ Sholavaram · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **964 Working population ****39.0%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 79.3% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 604 (16%) · **■** Household industry 105 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,139 (58%) · **■** Marginal 626 (17%) 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 - Pulicut17,925 people - Vallur11,935 people - Thadaperumbakkam10,618 people - Anuppampattu8,719 people - Jaganathapuram7,261 people - Thatchoor6,584 people - Nandiambakkam6,268 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholavaram?600067 - How far is Sholavaram from Thiruvallur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sholavaram?9,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholavaram in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholavaram?83.7% (Census 2011)