# Valuthigaimedu Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/valuthigaimedu/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Valuthigaimedu Valuthigaimedu is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600067**. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 332 households**, the 54th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,279people (2011) - 332households - 61.6%literacy - 600067PIN code ## Valuthigaimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valuthigaimedu is 600067.** Valuthigaimedu falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600067 - Gram panchayatValuthigaimedu - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628738 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valuthigaimedu from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Chennai (nearest town)30 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 Valuthigaimedu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valuthigaimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Minjur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Valuthigaimedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 59% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Valuthigaimedu Of every 100 households in Valuthigaimedu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valuthigaimedu · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****13%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **49% Use banking services ****11%** **36% Television ****92%** **92% Mobile phone ****44%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Valuthigaimedu? ■ Valuthigaimedu · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286** **964 Working population ****45.3%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (14%) · **■** Marginal 337 (58%) 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 - Avoor1,344 people - Natham1,333 people - Siruniam1,329 people - Mangodu1,305 people - Paranambedu1,258 people - Pralayambakkam1,247 people - Sembilivaram1,244 people - Athamanjeri1,186 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valuthigaimedu?600067 - How far is Valuthigaimedu from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Valuthigaimedu?1,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valuthigaimedu in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valuthigaimedu?61.6% (Census 2011)