# Ponnai Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/ponnai/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Ponnai Ponnai is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632514**. The 2011 Census counted **10,190 people in 2,318 households**, the 1st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 10,190people (2011) - 2,318households - 79.5%literacy - 632514PIN code ## Ponnai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnai is 632514.** Ponnai falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632514 - Gram panchayatPonnai - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnai from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)34 km by road - Thiruvalam (nearest town)19 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 Ponnai? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Sholingur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Keeraisathu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ponnai known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sugarcane and paddy**. About 31% of the 1,185 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Ponnai Of every 100 households in Ponnai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponnai · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****29%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **72% Tap water ****86%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **61% Use banking services ****34%** **38% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **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 Ponnai? ■ Ponnai · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044** **967 Working population ****40.3%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.1% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 957 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 695 (17%) · **■** Household industry 360 (9%) · **■** Other work 1,403 (34%) · **■** Marginal 688 (17%) 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 Katpadi - Latteri8,522 people - Brahmapuram8,430 people - Ammundi8,334 people - Pasumathur7,149 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnai?632514 - How far is Ponnai from Vellore?34 km by road - What is the population of Ponnai?10,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnai in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnai?79.5% (Census 2011)