Ponnur Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ponnur is a village situated in Vandavasi taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,139 families residing in the village Ponnur. The total population of Ponnur is 4,518 out of which 2,281 are males and 2,237 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponnur is 981.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponnur village is 388 which is 9% of the total population. There are 198 male children and 190 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnur is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Ponnur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponnur is 72%. Thus Ponnur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 82.24% and the female literacy rate is 61.6% in Ponnur village.

Population
4,518
Families
1,139
Literacy
72.01%
Sex Ratio
981

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

Ponnur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 388 198 190
Literacy 72.01% 82.24% 61.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,481 739 742
Scheduled Tribe 63 25 38
Illiterate 1,544 568 976

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Ponnur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponnur village out of total population, 2,085 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,085 workers engaged in Main Work, 181 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 559 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,961 1,323 638
Cultivators 181 151 30
Agriculture Labourer 559 312 247
Household Industries 779 522 257
Other Workers 442 338 104
Marginal Workers 124 69 55
Non Working 2,433 889 1,544

Map of Ponnur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Ponnur, Vandavasi

Below are the list of villages near Ponnur village in Vandavasi.

Village Population
Koothampattu 841
Nalleri 398
Kandavaratti 1,416
Jammambattu 588
Singampoondi 489
Nadukuppam 752
Solaiarugavur 810
Eripattu 933
Aliyur 823
Kalyanapuram 1,007

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