# Poondi Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/poondi/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Poondi Poondi is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,360 people in 587 households**, the 58th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,360people (2011) - 587households - 70.1%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Poondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poondi is 606201.** Poondi falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatPoondi - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poondi from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town)3 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 Poondi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Poondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Poondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and corn**. About 46% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Poondi Of every 100 households in Poondi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Poondi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **73% Use banking services ****67%** **50% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****70%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****33%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Poondi? ■ Poondi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **918 Working population ****56.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 407 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (46%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (11%) · **■** Marginal 152 (11%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Niraimathi2,453 people - Palrampattu2,434 people - Kudiyanallur2,422 people - Thimmalai2,367 people - Madur2,336 people - Velakurichi2,319 people - Sellampattu2,299 people - Kadathur2,289 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poondi?606201 - How far is Poondi from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Poondi?2,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poondi in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poondi?70.1% (Census 2011)