# Pennagar Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/pennagar/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Pennagar Pennagar is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632318**. The 2011 Census counted **3,319 people in 824 households**, the 11th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 3,319people (2011) - 824households - 74.1%literacy - 632318PIN code ## Pennagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pennagar is 632318.** Pennagar falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632318 - Gram panchayatPonnagar - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630770 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pennagar from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)58 km by road - Kalavai (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 Pennagar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pennagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Kalavai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalavai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pennagar known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Pennagar Of every 100 households in Pennagar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pennagar · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****15%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **85% Tap water ****92%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **76% Use banking services ****34%** **30% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****40%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pennagar? ■ Pennagar · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **930 Working population ****43.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 359 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (39%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 475 (33%) · **■** Marginal 30 (2%) 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 Arcot - Kaniyanur4,001 people - Mangadu3,659 people - Kavanur3,656 people - Sennasamudram3,581 people - Chakkaramallur3,104 people - Esayanur3,012 people - Paradarami2,960 people - Puduppadi2,935 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pennagar?632318 - How far is Pennagar from Vellore?58 km by road - What is the population of Pennagar?3,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pennagar in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pennagar?74.1% (Census 2011)