# Pondavakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/pondavakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Pondavakkam Pondavakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **2,891 people in 746 households**, the 11th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,891people (2011) - 746households - 69.4%literacy - 602026PIN code ## Pondavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondavakkam is 602026.** Pondavakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602026 - Gram panchayatPondavakkam - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondavakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)28 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)5 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 Pondavakkam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pondavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perittivakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Pondavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 72% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Pondavakkam Of every 100 households in Pondavakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **64% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Pondavakkam? ■ Pondavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **960 Working population ****52.0%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (11%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (12%) · **■** Marginal 978 (65%) 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 Uthukkottai - Madavilagam4,099 people - Katchur4,007 people - Tharatchi3,187 people - Palavakkam3,013 people - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people - Vellathukottai2,660 people - Perandur2,502 people - Lachivakkam2,481 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondavakkam?602026 - How far is Pondavakkam from Thiruvallur?28 km by road - What is the population of Pondavakkam?2,891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pondavakkam?69.4% (Census 2011)