# Ponnappanthangal Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/ponnappanthangal/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Ponnappanthangal Ponnappanthangal is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632509**. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 143 households**, the 69th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 545people (2011) - 143households - 66.6%literacy - 632509PIN code ## Ponnappanthangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnappanthangal is 632509.** Ponnappanthangal falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632509 - Gram panchayatPonnappanthangal - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnappanthangal from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)52 km by road - Wallajah (nearest town)12 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 Ponnappanthangal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnappanthangal; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Walajapet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ammur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Ponnappanthangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 15% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Ponnappanthangal Of every 100 households in Ponnappanthangal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponnappanthangal · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **75% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **50% Use banking services ****47%** **41% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Ponnappanthangal? ■ Ponnappanthangal · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **933 Working population ****47.2%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 74 (29%) · **■** Marginal 79 (31%) 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 Wallajah - Katteri773 people - Kalpattu702 people - Kallalan Kuppam688 people - Govindacheri593 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnappanthangal?632509 - How far is Ponnappanthangal from Vellore?52 km by road - What is the population of Ponnappanthangal?545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnappanthangal in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnappanthangal?66.6% (Census 2011)