# Thottakadu Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/thottakadu/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Thottakadu Thottakadu is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,053 people in 271 households**, the 65th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,053people (2011) - 271households - 71.4%literacy - 601203PIN code ## Thottakadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thottakadu is 601203.** Thottakadu falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601203 - Gram panchayatMarattoor - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628720 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thottakadu from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Minjur (nearest town)7 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 Thottakadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Thottakadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kaniambakkam - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Thottakadu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include clay pots. About 15% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Thottakadu Of every 100 households in Thottakadu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thottakadu · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****10%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **62% Tap water ****80%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **49% Use banking services ****11%** **36% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****54%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Thottakadu? ■ Thottakadu · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **964 Working population ****48.0%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (47%) · **■** Marginal 194 (38%) 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 - Kalpakkam1,136 people - Kadapakkam1,126 people - Seliambedu1,110 people - Malliankuppam1,056 people - Mafaskanpet1,018 people - Pondavakkam1,005 people - Periyamullaivoyal977 people - Bandikavanoor905 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thottakadu?601203 - How far is Thottakadu from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Thottakadu?1,053 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thottakadu in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thottakadu?71.4% (Census 2011)