# Ponpadi Village, Tiruttani, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/ponpadi/ Village · Tiruttani, Thiruvallur # Ponpadi Ponpadi is a village in Tiruttani sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 550 households**, the 35th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,145people (2011) - 550households - 71.5%literacy - 631212PIN code ## Ponpadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponpadi is 631212.** Ponpadi falls in Tiruttani sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631212 - Gram panchayatPonpadi - Community development blockTiruvelangadu - Census village code628880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponpadi from nearby towns? - Tiruttani (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)46 km by road - Tiruttani (nearest town)8 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 Ponpadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ponpadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruttani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruttani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruttani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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)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 Ponpadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 20% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Ponpadi Of every 100 households in Ponpadi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponpadi · ■ Tiruttani rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **64% Use banking services ****25%** **37% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****54%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Ponpadi? ■ Ponpadi · ■ Tiruttani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1144** **923 Working population ****55.0%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (14%) · **■** Marginal 642 (54%) 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 Tiruttani - Nedambaram2,303 people - Perikalakattur2,296 people - Kaverirajapuram2,206 people - Alamelumangapuram2,152 people - Palayanur2,097 people - Marudavallipuram2,082 people - Veerakaverirajapuram1,990 people - Periyakadambur1,983 people [All 65 villages in Tiruttani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponpadi?631212 - How far is Ponpadi from Thiruvallur?46 km by road - What is the population of Ponpadi?2,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponpadi in?Thiruvallur district (Tiruttani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponpadi?71.5% (Census 2011)