# Ponnivadi Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/ponnivadi/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Ponnivadi Ponnivadi is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638673**. The 2011 Census counted **6,978 people in 2,183 households**, the 3rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 6,978people (2011) - 2,183households - 67.5%literacy - 638673PIN code ## Ponnivadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnivadi is 638673.** Ponnivadi falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638673 - Gram panchayatPonnivadi - Community development blockMulanur - Census village code644689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnivadi from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)60 km by road - Dharapuram (nearest town)17 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 Ponnivadi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnivadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 13 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Ponnivadi known for? The main crops are **maize, corn and ground nut**. About 22% of the 5,013 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Ponnivadi Of every 100 households in Ponnivadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ponnivadi · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****20%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **68% Tap water ****69%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **49% Use banking services ****76%** **56% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Ponnivadi? ■ Ponnivadi · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **930 Working population ****63.6%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,321 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,990 (45%) · **■** Household industry 164 (4%) · **■** Other work 688 (16%) · **■** Marginal 274 (6%) 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 - Chitravathanpalayam8,089 people - Dalavoipattinam7,310 people - Kilangudal6,361 people - Alangiyam6,124 people - Surianallur5,486 people - Komarapalayam5,460 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnivadi?638673 - How far is Ponnivadi from Tiruppur?60 km by road - What is the population of Ponnivadi?6,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnivadi in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnivadi?67.5% (Census 2011)