Ponnakulam, Sivaganga, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ponnakulam


The village Ponnakulam is located in Sivaganga Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Sakkanthi, Ponnakulam , Arasanimuthupatti Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sivaganga Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sivaganga, which is about 5 kilometers away from Ponnakulam.

Travel and Communication for Ponnakulam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ponnakulam,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630561

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ponnakulam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ponnakulam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ponnakulam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ponnakulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1235 persons live in 313 house holds in the village Ponnakulam. There are 608 female individuals and 627 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.23% and males constitute 50.77% of the total population.

There are 259 scheduled castes persons of which 125 are females and 134 are males. Females constitute 48.26% and males constitute 51.74% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.97% of the total population.

Population density of Ponnakulam is 181.11 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ponnakulam


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Total area of Ponnakulam is 681.89 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 122.43 ha. About 3.27 ha is un-irrigated area. About 119.16 ha is irrigated area. About 119.16 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 195.53 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 348.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 15.6 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Ponnakulam


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Ponnakulam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Muthupatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

Colleges in Ponnakulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Arasanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Arasanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Ponnakulam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Muthupatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Sivaganga, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Ponnakulam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Ponnakulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ponnakulam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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