Ponnankuppam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponnankuppam is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 581 families residing in the village Ponnankuppam. The total population of Ponnankuppam is 2,596 out of which 1,322 are males and 1,274 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponnankuppam is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponnankuppam village is 307 which is 12% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 146 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnankuppam is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Ponnankuppam village.

Population
2,596
Families
581
Literacy
71.78%
Sex Ratio
964

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponnankuppam is 71.8%. Thus Ponnankuppam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 80.19% and the female literacy rate is 63.12% in Ponnankuppam village.

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

Ponnankuppam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 307 161 146
Literacy 71.78% 80.19% 63.12%
Scheduled Caste 4 1 3
Scheduled Tribe 124 65 59
Illiterate 953 391 562

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Ponnankuppam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponnankuppam village out of total population, 1,604 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,604 workers engaged in Main Work, 739 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,253 727 526
Cultivators 739 468 271
Agriculture Labourer 90 72 18
Household Industries 19 6 13
Other Workers 405 181 224
Marginal Workers 351 128 223
Non Working 992 467 525

Nearby Villages to Ponnankuppam,

Below are the list of villages near Ponnankuppam village in Gingee.

Village Population
Tuttipattu 2,005
Konalur 2,091
Mullur 427
Anaiyeri 1,858
Melarungunam 1,380
Pulivandi 1,501
Varikkal 2,077
MatturTirukkai 1,431
Karai 2,830
Oddambattu 1,373

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