Geographic Location of Ponnai

The village Ponnai is located in Katpadi Taluk of Vellore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ponnai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sholingur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiruvalam, which is about 19 kilometers away from Ponnai.

Travel and Communication for Ponnai

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village.

Postal Address:
Ponnai,
Vellore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 632514

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ponnai

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

Social Structure of Ponnai

As per available data from the year 2009, 10190 persons live in 2318 house holds in the village Ponnai. There are 5086 female individuals and 5104 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.91% and males constitute 50.09% of the total population.

There are 2888 scheduled castes persons of which 1486 are females and 1402 are males. Females constitute 51.45% and males constitute 48.55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 28.34% of the total population.

There are 47 scheduled tribes persons of which 23 are females and 24 are males. Females constitute 48.94% and males constitute 51.06% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.46% of the total population.

Population density of Ponnai is 859.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ponnai

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Total area of Ponnai is 1185.13 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 365.6 ha. About 252.54 ha is un-irrigated area. About 113.06 ha is irrigated area. About 113.06 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 210.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 41.38 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 59 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 220.92 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.09 ha is culturable waste land. About 230.31 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 50 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ponnai

There are 4 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there are 3 private pre-primary schools in the village Ponnai.

There are 9 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Ponnai.

There are 4 government middle schools. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Ponnai.

There are 2 government secondary schools in the village Ponnai.

There are 2 government senior secondary schools in the village Ponnai.

Colleges in Ponnai

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Ponnai

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Ponnai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Ponnai

There is a community health centre with 2 doctors and 15 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

There is a TB clinic with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

There is a allopathic hospital away from Ponnai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital away from Ponnai.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

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

There is a mobile health centre away from Ponnai.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Ponnai.

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