Pondavakkam is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk.[1]
Pondavakkam | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Pondavakkam Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Pondavakkam Pondavakkam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°18′55″N 79°53′19″E / 13.3152412°N 79.8884819°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Taluk | Gummidipoondi |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,556 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 628571 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Pondavakkam has 401 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.39%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1556 | 749 | 807 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 172 | 84 | 88 |
| Scheduled caste | 1009 | 497 | 512 |
| Scheduled tribe | 165 | 80 | 85 |
| Literates | 822 | 450 | 372 |
| Workers (all) | 639 | 463 | 176 |
| Main workers (total) | 322 | 226 | 96 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 188 | 112 | 76 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 97 | 81 | 16 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 317 | 237 | 80 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 47 | 45 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 234 | 163 | 71 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 34 | 28 | 6 |
| Non-workers | 917 | 286 | 631 |
References
edit- ^ "Tamil Nadu village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.