# Ponniyandal Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/ponniyandal/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Ponniyandal Ponniyandal is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605751**. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 334 households**, the 124th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,351people (2011) - 334households - 61.1%literacy - 605751PIN code ## Ponniyandal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponniyandal is 605751.** Ponniyandal falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605751 - Gram panchayatPonniyandal - Community development blockThirukkoyilur - Census village code633185 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponniyandal from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)47 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (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 Ponniyandal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ponniyandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Ponniyandal known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and bajra**. About 68% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Ponniyandal Of every 100 households in Ponniyandal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ponniyandal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****77%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **76% Use banking services ****38%** **33% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****28%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ponniyandal? ■ Ponniyandal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694** **933 Working population ****50.6%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 54.4% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (45%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 322 (47%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Sorayapattu1,385 people - Athiyandal1,371 people - Melamangalam1,364 people - Kadiyar1,351 people - Sadaikatti1,351 people - Valaiyampattu1,314 people - Eralur1,308 people - Madavilagam1,303 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponniyandal?605751 - How far is Ponniyandal from Viluppuram?47 km by road - What is the population of Ponniyandal?1,351 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponniyandal in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponniyandal?61.1% (Census 2011)