# Ponnankuppam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/ponnankuppam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Ponnankuppam Ponnankuppam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,596 people in 581 households**, the 35th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,596people (2011) - 581households - 71.8%literacy - 605201PIN code ## Ponnankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnankuppam is 605201.** Ponnankuppam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605201 - Gram panchayatPonnankuppam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnankuppam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Ananthapuram (nearest town)5 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 Ponnankuppam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Orathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salamedu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ponnankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 60% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Ponnankuppam Of every 100 households in Ponnankuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponnankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **82% Use banking services ****76%** **45% Television ****97%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ponnankuppam? ■ Ponnankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **931 Working population ****61.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 739 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (6%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 405 (25%) · **■** Marginal 351 (22%) 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 Gingee - Melacheri2,681 people - Padippallam2,639 people - Melolakkur2,632 people - Melathipattu2,623 people - Annamangalam2,594 people - Kongarappattu2,590 people - Pappambadi2,581 people - Peruvalur2,579 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnankuppam?605201 - How far is Ponnankuppam from Viluppuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Ponnankuppam?2,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnankuppam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnankuppam?71.8% (Census 2011)