# Ponnapuram Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/ponnapuram/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Ponnapuram Ponnapuram is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 813 households**, the 27th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,655people (2011) - 813households - 56.9%literacy - 638657PIN code ## Ponnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnapuram is 638657.** Ponnapuram falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638657 - Gram panchayatPonnapuram - Community development blockDharapuram - Census village code644677 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnapuram from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)65 km by road - Chinnakkampalayam (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 Ponnapuram? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Govindhapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ponnapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, coconut and sugarcane**. Products made here include dry coconut and jaggery. About 38% of the 2,303 hectares of village land is sown, and 836 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 Ponnapuram Of every 100 households in Ponnapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ponnapuram · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****17%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **68% Tap water ****34%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **49% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Ponnapuram? ■ Ponnapuram · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654** **930 Working population ****71.8%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 73% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 630 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 979 (51%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (8%) · **■** Marginal 104 (5%) 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 Dharapuram - Thurambadi3,003 people - Peramium2,899 people - Kokkampalayam2,790 people - Sankarandampalayam2,690 people - Mambadi2,641 people - Kongur2,581 people - Velampoondi2,539 people - Puduppai2,482 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnapuram?638657 - How far is Ponnapuram from Tiruppur?65 km by road - What is the population of Ponnapuram?2,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnapuram in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnapuram?56.9% (Census 2011)