# Vadakkunallur Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/vadakkunallur/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Vadakkunallur Vadakkunallur is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601206**. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 222 households**, the 73rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 823people (2011) - 222households - 69.4%literacy - 601206PIN code ## Vadakkunallur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkunallur is 601206.** Vadakkunallur falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601206 - Gram panchayatVadakkunallur - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkunallur from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road - Arani (nearest town)5 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 Vadakkunallur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkunallur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vadakkunallur known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 45% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Vadakkunallur Of every 100 households in Vadakkunallur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadakkunallur · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****14%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **62% Tap water ****94%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **49% Use banking services ****31%** **36% Television ****88%** **92% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vadakkunallur? ■ Vadakkunallur · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189** **964 Working population ****46.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 66% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (47%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 94 (24%) · **■** Marginal 40 (10%) 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 - Bandikavanoor905 people - Avurivakkam892 people - Vannipakkam875 people - Somanjeri830 people - Kanagavallipuram813 people - Thathamanji809 people - Keerapakkam801 people - Madhavaram788 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkunallur?601206 - How far is Vadakkunallur from Thiruvallur?40 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkunallur?823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkunallur in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkunallur?69.4% (Census 2011)