# Ponnambalam Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/ponnambalam/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Ponnambalam Ponnambalam is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,046 people in 262 households**, the 52nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,046people (2011) - 262households - 65.3%literacy - 632318PIN code ## Ponnambalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnambalam is 632318.** Ponnambalam falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632318 - Gram panchayatAroor - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630787 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnambalam from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)58 km by road - Kalavai (nearest town)15 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 Ponnambalam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnambalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valappandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalavai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalavai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Ponnambalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 29% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Ponnambalam Of every 100 households in Ponnambalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponnambalam · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **76% Use banking services ****12%** **30% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ponnambalam? ■ Ponnambalam · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **930 Working population ****65.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (42%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 328 (48%) 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 - Melathangal1,151 people - Thattacheri1,112 people - Mosur1,086 people - Pali1,050 people - Kuttiyam1,037 people - Nagaleri1,034 people - Kuppam1,030 people - Athithangal984 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnambalam?632318 - How far is Ponnambalam from Vellore?58 km by road - What is the population of Ponnambalam?1,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnambalam in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnambalam?65.3% (Census 2011)