Ponnai Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponnai is a village situated in Katpadi taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,318 families residing in the village Ponnai. The total population of Ponnai is 10,190 out of which 5,104 are males and 5,086 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponnai is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponnai village is 932 which is 9% of the total population. There are 456 male children and 476 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnai is 1,044 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Ponnai village.

Population
10,190
Families
2,318
Literacy
79.47%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponnai is 79.5%. Thus Ponnai village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 86.79% and the female literacy rate is 72.08% in Ponnai village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ponnai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ponnai Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponnai village.

Total Male Female
Children 932 456 476
Literacy 79.47% 86.79% 72.08%
Scheduled Caste 2,888 1,402 1,486
Scheduled Tribe 47 24 23
Illiterate 2,833 1,070 1,763

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Ponnai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponnai village out of total population, 4,103 were engaged in work activities. 83.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,103 workers engaged in Main Work, 957 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 695 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,415 2,469 946
Cultivators 957 723 234
Agriculture Labourer 695 438 257
Household Industries 360 224 136
Other Workers 1,403 1,084 319
Marginal Workers 688 425 263
Non Working 6,087 2,210 3,877

Nearby Villages to Ponnai,

Below are the list of villages near Ponnai village in Katpadi.

Village Population
Kondareddipalli 161
Paramasathu 1,584
Balekuppam 1,978
Madandakuppam 1,360
Thengal 1,586
Keeraisathu 3,362
Gollapalli 1,578
Ammavaripalle 985
Mahimandalam 4,570
Perumalkuppam 905

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