# Vichoor Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/vichoor/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Vichoor Vichoor is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600103**. The 2011 Census counted **5,765 people in 1,437 households**, the 11th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 5,765people (2011) - 1,437households - 79.5%literacy - 600103PIN code ## Vichoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vichoor is 600103.** Vichoor falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600103 - Gram panchayatVichoor - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vichoor from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)52 km by road - Minjur (nearest town)11 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 Vichoor? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Vichoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Minjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Vichoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 28% of the 895 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Vichoor Of every 100 households in Vichoor in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vichoor · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****35%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **49% Use banking services ****36%** **36% Television ****95%** **92% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****86%** **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 Vichoor? ■ Vichoor · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **964 Working population ****41.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (15%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,153 (48%) · **■** Marginal 610 (26%) 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 - Thatchoor6,584 people - Nandiambakkam6,268 people - Nalur6,238 people - Voyalur6,080 people - Neithavayal5,525 people - Aladu4,608 people - Nayur4,516 people - Chinnambedu4,175 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vichoor?600103 - How far is Vichoor from Thiruvallur?52 km by road - What is the population of Vichoor?5,765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vichoor in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vichoor?79.5% (Census 2011)