Geographic Location of Ponakulam

The village Ponakulam is located in Gandarvakkottai Taluk of Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ponakulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gandarvakkottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Vallam, which is about 8 kilometers away from Ponakulam.

Travel and Communication for Ponakulam

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

Postal Address:
Ponakulam,
Pudukkottai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 613303

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ponakulam

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

Social Structure of Ponakulam

As per available data from the year 2009, 2487 persons live in 492 house holds in the village Ponakulam. There are 1270 female individuals and 1217 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.07% and males constitute 48.93% of the total population.

There are 622 scheduled castes persons of which 307 are females and 315 are males. Females constitute 49.36% and males constitute 50.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 25.01% of the total population.

Population density of Ponakulam is 235.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ponakulam

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Total area of Ponakulam is 1054.23 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 472.29 ha. About 312.41 ha is un-irrigated area. About 159.88 ha is irrigated area. About 136.48 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 23.4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 70.14 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.54 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 336.76 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 66.93 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.72 ha is culturable waste land. About 88.85 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Ponakulam

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Ponakulam.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Ponakulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Ponakulam.

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

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

Colleges in Ponakulam

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 Vallam, which is 5-10 kms away from Ponakulam.

There is a private engineering college in the village Ponakulam.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Ponakulam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ponakulam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Ponakulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ponakulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Ponakulam

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Ponakulam.

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