# Poondi Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/poondi/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Poondi Poondi is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632313**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 123 households**, the 180th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 543people (2011) - 123households - 79.4%literacy - 632313PIN code ## Poondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poondi is 632313.** Poondi falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632313 - Gram panchayatMelapoondi - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631535 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poondi from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)48 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)6 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 Poondi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Poondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 47% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Poondi Of every 100 households in Poondi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poondi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****80%** **44% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****76%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Poondi? ■ Poondi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **974 Working population ****62.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 66.8% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 138 (41%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 193 (57%) 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 - Manickkamangalam600 people - Alapirenthan590 people - Jammambattu588 people - Eyipakkam586 people - Urgudi537 people - Seeyalam518 people - Thalampallam518 people - Kosapattu509 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poondi?632313 - How far is Poondi from Tiruvannamalai?48 km by road - What is the population of Poondi?543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poondi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poondi?79.4% (Census 2011)