# Vanjivakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/vanjivakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Vanjivakkam Vanjivakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 444 households**, the 44th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,615people (2011) - 444households - 65.8%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Vanjivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanjivakkam is 601204.** Vanjivakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatVanjivakkam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628669 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanjivakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)58 km by road - Ponneri (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 Vanjivakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vanjivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Perumbedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Vanjivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Vanjivakkam Of every 100 households in Vanjivakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vanjivakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****10%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **49% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****94%** **92% Mobile phone ****50%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Vanjivakkam? ■ Vanjivakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **964 Working population ****56.9%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (10%) · **■** Marginal 98 (11%) 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 - Sothuperumbedu1,670 people - Arumandai1,669 people - New Erumaivettipalayam1,654 people - Kaniambakkam1,651 people - Orakkadu1,610 people - Velur1,498 people - Old Erumaivettipalayam1,456 people - Vidathandalam1,407 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanjivakkam?601204 - How far is Vanjivakkam from Thiruvallur?58 km by road - What is the population of Vanjivakkam?1,615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanjivakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vanjivakkam?65.8% (Census 2011)