# Poondi Village, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/thiruvallur/poondi/ Village · Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur # Poondi Poondi is a village in Thiruvallur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602023**. The 2011 Census counted **3,315 people in 834 households**, the 24th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,315people (2011) - 834households - 77.0%literacy - 602023PIN code ## Poondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poondi is 602023.** Poondi falls in Thiruvallur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602023 - Gram panchayatPoondi - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poondi from nearby towns? - Thiruvallur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (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 Poondi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Poondi; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Poondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and eucalyptus**. Products made here include soap. About 39% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Poondi Of every 100 households in Poondi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poondi · ■ Thiruvallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****50%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **64% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **49% Use banking services ****47%** **40% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **90% 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 Poondi? ■ Poondi · ■ Thiruvallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **947 Working population ****34.9%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (18%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 479 (41%) · **■** Marginal 381 (33%) 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 Thiruvallur - Mappedu4,205 people - Polivakkam3,698 people - Koduveli3,605 people - Selai3,405 people - Pinjivakkam3,115 people - Voyalur3,114 people - Puliyur2,996 people - Perathur2,948 people [All 138 villages in Thiruvallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/thiruvallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poondi?602023 - How far is Poondi from Thiruvallur?10 km by road - What is the population of Poondi?3,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poondi in?Thiruvallur district (Thiruvallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poondi?77.0% (Census 2011)