# Ponnur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/ponnur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Ponnur Ponnur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **4,518 people in 1,139 households**, the 7th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 4,518people (2011) - 1,139households - 72.0%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Ponnur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnur is 604408.** Ponnur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatPonnur - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631545 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)10 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 Ponnur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ponnur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 37% of the 983 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Ponnur Of every 100 households in Ponnur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponnur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **86% Tap water ****78%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **81% Use banking services ****15%** **44% Television ****95%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Ponnur? ■ Ponnur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **974 Working population ****46.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (27%) · **■** Household industry 779 (37%) · **■** Other work 442 (21%) · **■** Marginal 124 (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 Vandavasi - Nallur5,976 people - Kolappalur5,126 people - Sathamangalam4,597 people - Kodungalur4,531 people - Nedungunam4,178 people - Vengunam3,882 people - Mummuni3,810 people - Theyyar3,397 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnur?604408 - How far is Ponnur from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Ponnur?4,518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnur?72.0% (Census 2011)