# Thirunilai Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/thirunilai/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Thirunilai Thirunilai is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 347 households**, the 49th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,373people (2011) - 347households - 77.3%literacy - 600103PIN code ## Thirunilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirunilai is 600103.** Thirunilai falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600103 - Gram panchayatThirunilai - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirunilai from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)48 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)18 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 Thirunilai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thirunilai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Vichoor - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Thirunilai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 58% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Thirunilai Of every 100 households in Thirunilai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thirunilai · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****16%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **49% Use banking services ****24%** **36% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****45%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thirunilai? ■ Thirunilai · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **964 Working population ****41.9%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 67% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 316 (55%) · **■** Marginal 118 (21%) 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 - Orakkadu1,610 people - Velur1,498 people - Old Erumaivettipalayam1,456 people - Vidathandalam1,407 people - Avoor1,344 people - Natham1,333 people - Siruniam1,329 people - Mangodu1,305 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirunilai?600103 - How far is Thirunilai from Thiruvallur?48 km by road - What is the population of Thirunilai?1,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirunilai in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirunilai?77.3% (Census 2011)