Ponnur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ponnur


The village Ponnur is located in Mayiladuthurai Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ponnur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mayiladuthurai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Mayiladuthurai, which is about 10 kilometers away from Ponnur.

Travel and Communication for Ponnur


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:
Ponnur,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 609203

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ponnur


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

A brief summary of available data for Ponnur 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 Ponnur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1564 persons live in 383 house holds in the village Ponnur. There are 772 female individuals and 792 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.36% and males constitute 50.64% of the total population.

There are 511 scheduled castes persons of which 263 are females and 248 are males. Females constitute 51.47% and males constitute 48.53% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 32.67% of the total population.

Population density of Ponnur is 418.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ponnur


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Total area of Ponnur is 373.43 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 305.01 ha. About 3.93 ha is un-irrigated area. About 301.08 ha is irrigated area. About 301.08 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 54.94 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 12.39 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1.09 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Ponnur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Ponnur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Ponnur.

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

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

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

Colleges in Ponnur


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 Mayiladuthurai, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponnur.

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Mannampandal, which is more than 10 kms away from Ponnur.

Other Educational Facilities in Ponnur


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

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Ponnur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Ponnur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Ponnur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Ponnur.

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

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

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

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