Ponneri is a Town and Taluka in Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Ponneri Block (CD) is 05694. Total area of ponneri taluka is 674 km² including 610.15 km² rural area and 64.29 km² urban area. Ponneri taluka has a population of 3,89,862 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,46,186 while rural population is 2,43,676. Ponneri taluka has a population density of 578 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,00,866 houses in the sub-district, including 36,815 urban houses and 64,051 rural houses.
When it comes to literacy, 70.73% population of ponneri taluka is literate, out of which 76.41% males and 65.03% females are literate. There are about 144 villages in ponneri taluka, which you can browse from ponneri taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrahampuram | N/A | Minjur (10 km) |
| 2 | Adambakkam | Naththam | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 3 | Agaram | Manamathy | Gummidipoondi (10 km) |
| 4 | Aladu | Aladu | Ponneri (2 km) |
| 5 | Alamathi | Alamathi | Ponneri |
| 6 | Alamathi R F | N/A | Ponneri |
| 7 | Amoor | Amoor | Ponneri (3 km) |
| 8 | Andarmadam | Kadapakkam | Ponneri (15 km) |
| 9 | Andavoyal | Arasur | Ponneri (8 km) |
| 10 | Angadu | Angadu | Sengunram (6 km) |
| 11 | Annamalaicheri | Sirulapakkam | Ponneri (22 km) |
| 12 | Anuppampattu | Anupampattu | Ponneri (4 km) |
| 13 | Appalavaram | Arasur | Ponneri (8 km) |
| 14 | Arasur | Arasur | Ponneri (5 km) |
| 15 | Arumandai | Arumandai | Sengunram (10 km) |
| 16 | Asanabudur | Vanjivakkam | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 17 | Athamanjeri | A Reddypalayam | Ponneri (15 km) |
| 18 | Athipattu | Athipattu | Ponneri |
| 19 | Athur | Athur | Sengunram (7 km) |
| 20 | Avoor | Avoor | Ponneri (10 km) |
| 21 | Avurivakkam | Avurivakkam | Ponneri (24 km) |
| 22 | Bandikavanoor | Pandikavanoor | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 23 | Budur | Budhur | Sengunram (6 km) |
| 24 | Chennaveppathur | N/A | Ponneri |
| 25 | Chinnakavanam | N/A | Ponneri (1 km) |
| 26 | Chinnambedu | Chinnambedu | Aarani (5 km) |
| 27 | Chinnamullaivoyal | Perittivakkam | Chennai (26 km) |
| 28 | Devadanam | Devadanam | Ponneri (10 km) |
| 29 | Devambattu | Agaram | Gummidipoondi (10 km) |
| 30 | Durainallur | Vadakkunallur | Aarani (5 km) |
| 31 | Edayanchavadi | N/A | Ponneri |
| 32 | Elaimbedu | Eliambedu | Ponneri (4 km) |
| 33 | Ennore | N/A | Ponneri |
| 34 | Eripillaikuppam | N/A | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 35 | Ernakuracheri | N/A | Ponneri |
| 36 | Ernavakkam | Pandikavanoor | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 37 | Erumaivettipalayam R F | N/A | Ponneri |
| 38 | Guduvanjeri | Guduvancheri | Ponneri (2 km) |
| 39 | Ilupakkam | Panapakkam | Ponneri (15 km) |
| 40 | Injur | Poongulam | Gummidipoondi (10 km) |
| 41 | Jaganathapuram | Jaganathapuram | Sengunram (8 km) |
| 42 | Kadamanjeri | Velur | Minjur (5 km) |
| 43 | Kadapakkam | Kadapakkam | Minjur (14 km) |
| 44 | Kalanji | Kattupalli | Minjur (10 km) |
| 45 | Kallur | Kallur | Ponneri (26 km) |
| 46 | Kalpakkam | Kalpakkam | Minjur (4 km) |
| 47 | Kanagavallipuram | Guduvancheri | Ponneri (3 km) |
| 48 | Kanavanthurai | Avurivakkam | Ponneri (14 km) |
| 49 | Kandigai | Budhur | Sengunram (6 km) |
| 50 | Kanganimedu | Poongulam | Gummidipoondi (10 km) |
| 51 | Kaniambakkam | Kaniyambakkam | Ponneri (11 km) |
| 52 | Karanodai | Karanodai | Ponneri (13 km) |
| 53 | Karimanal | N/A | Ponneri (26 km) |
| 54 | Karungali | Thangalperumbulam | Minjur (25 km) |
| 55 | Kattavur | Kattavoor | Ponneri (5 km) |
| 56 | Kattoor | Kattur | Minjur (10 km) |
| 57 | Kattupalli | Kattupalli | Minjur (20 km) |
| 58 | Keelameni | Chinnambedu | Ponneri (15 km) |
| 59 | Keerapakkam | Kallur | Ponneri (25 km) |
| 60 | Kilikodi | Kilikodi | Gummidipoondi (7 km) |
| 61 | Kodipallam | N/A | Sengunram (11 km) |
| 62 | Kolur | Kolur | Ponneri (18 km) |
| 63 | Kumaranjeri | Periakarumbur | Gummidipoondi (15 km) |
| 64 | Kumarasirulapakkam | Devadanam | Ponneri (8 km) |
| 65 | Kummamur | Kummanoor | Sengunram (4 km) |
| 66 | Lingapayampettai | Perumbedu | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 67 | Madhavaram | Madhavaram | Aarani (4 km) |
| 68 | Madiyur | Valudigaimedu | Chennai (30 km) |
| 69 | Mafaskanpet | Mafuskhanpettai | Chennai (20 km) |
| 70 | Malliankuppam | Malliankuppam | Aarani (2 km) |
| 71 | Mangodu | Kallur | Ponneri (24 km) |
| 72 | Marambedu | Budhur | Sengunram (8 km) |
| 73 | Marattoor | Merattoor | Minjur (5 km) |
| 74 | Medur | Medhur | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 75 | Nallur | Nallur | Ponneri |
| 76 | Nalur | Nalur | Minjur (3 km) |
| 77 | Nandiambakkam | Nandiambakkam | Minjur (3 km) |
| 78 | Natham | Naththam | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 79 | Nayur | Gnayiru | Sengunram (17 km) |
| 80 | Neithavayal | Neithavoyal | Minjur (3 km) |
| 81 | Nerkundram | Nerkundram | Sengunram (10 km) |
| 82 | New Erumaivettipalayam | New Erumaivettipalayam | Sengunram (12 km) |
| 83 | Old Erumaivettipalayam | Old Erumaivettipalayam | Ponneri (17 km) |
| 84 | Orakkadu | Orakkadu | Sengunram (6 km) |
| 85 | Padianallur | Padiyanallur | Ponneri |
| 86 | Pakkam | Avurivakkam | Ponneri (12 km) |
| 87 | Panapakkam | Panapakkam | Gummidipoondi (15 km) |
| 88 | Panjetty | Alinjivakkam | Ponneri (5 km) |
| 89 | Paranambedu | Kilikodi | Gummidipoondi (5 km) |
| 90 | Peravallur | Andarkuppam | Ponneri (6 km) |
| 91 | Periakarumbur | Periakarumbur | Gummidipoondi (12 km) |
| 92 | Periaveppathur | Sirulapakkam | Ponneri (20 km) |
| 93 | Periyamullaivoyal | Periamullaivoyal | Chennai (25 km) |
| 94 | Perumbedu | Kammarpalayam | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 95 | Perungavoor | Perungavoor | Chennai (25 km) |
| 96 | Pondavakkam | Pondavakkam | Aarani (3 km) |
| 97 | Poongulam | Poongulam | Gummidipoondi (14 km) |
| 98 | Poovami | Kolur | Minjur (23 km) |
| 99 | Pralayambakkam | Piralayambakkam | Ponneri (18 km) |
| 100 | Pudupakkam | Arumandai | Chennai (15 km) |
| 101 | Pulicut | Kottaikuppam | Ponneri (20 km) |
| 102 | Puzhuthivakkam | Soorai | Minjur (7 km) |
| 103 | Seemapuram | Seemavaram | Minjur (3 km) |
| 104 | Sekkanjeri | Nerkundram | Sengunram (12 km) |
| 105 | Seliambedu | Seliambedu | Gummidipoondi (11 km) |
| 106 | Sembilivaram | Angadu | Sengunram (6 km) |
| 107 | Senganyam | Senganyam | Gummidipoondi (12 km) |
| 108 | Sevittupanapakkam | Mallivakkam | Aarani (5 km) |
| 109 | Sholavaram | Sholavaram | Sengunram (5 km) |
| 110 | Sirulapakkam | Sirulapakkam | Ponneri (17 km) |
| 111 | Sirulapooncheri | N/A | Minjur (15 km) |
| 112 | Siruniam | Angadu | Sengunram (7 km) |
| 113 | Sirupazhaverkadu | Kadapakkam | Minjur (15 km) |
| 114 | Siruvelur | N/A | Ponneri (13 km) |
| 115 | Somanjeri | A Reddypalayam | Ponneri (13 km) |
| 116 | Sombattu | Sombattu | Gummidipoondi (8 km) |
| 117 | Soorapattu | Nerkundram | Sengunram (15 km) |
| 118 | Sothuperumbedu | Sothuperumbedu | Ponneri (15 km) |
| 119 | Soundapuram | N/A | Ponneri |
| 120 | Thadaperumbakkam | Kodur | Ponneri (1 km) |
| 121 | Thangalperumbalam | L H Kuppam Lighthouse Kuppam | Ponneri (16 km) |
| 122 | Thatchoor | Madhavaram | Ponneri (5 km) |
| 123 | Thathamanji | Thathamanji | Minjur (15 km) |
| 124 | Thinaipakkam | Velur | Minjur (5 km) |
| 125 | Thirunilai | Thirunilai | Sengunram (12 km) |
| 126 | Thirupair | Eliambedu | Ponneri (6 km) |
| 127 | Thirupalaivanam | Thirupalaivanam | Ponneri (16 km) |
| 128 | Thiruvellavoyal | Thiruvellivoyal | Minjur (7 km) |
| 129 | Thottakadu | Merattoor | Ponneri (10 km) |
| 130 | Umipedu | Senganyam | Gummidipoondi (10 km) |
| 131 | Uppunelvoyal | Agaram | Ponneri (20 km) |
| 132 | Vadakkunallur | Vadakkunallur | Aarani (5 km) |
| 133 | Vairavankuppam | Andarkuppam | Ponneri (6 km) |
| 134 | Vallur | Kondakarai | Minjur (4 km) |
| 135 | Valuthigaimedu | Valudigaimedu | Chennai (30 km) |
| 136 | Vanjivakkam | Erusivan | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 137 | Vannipakkam | Vannipakkam | Ponneri (7 km) |
| 138 | Vellambakkam | Kalpakkam | Minjur (4 km) |
| 139 | Vellivoyal | Vellivoyal | Minjur (12 km) |
| 140 | Velur | Velur | Ponneri (13 km) |
| 141 | Vembedu | Avoor | Minjur (20 km) |
| 142 | Vichoor | Vitchoor | Minjur (11 km) |
| 143 | Vidathandalam | Medhur | Ponneri (10 km) |
| 144 | Voyalur | Voyalur | Minjur (10 km) |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,43,676 | 1,46,186 | 3,89,862 |
| Male Population | 1,21,799 | 73,382 | 1,95,181 |
| Female Population | 1,21,877 | 72,804 | 1,94,681 |
| Population Density | 399 / km² | 2,274 / km² | 578 / km² |
| Sub-District Overview | |
| Sub-District (Hindi) : | Ponneri (पोन्नेरी) |
| District : | Thiruvallur |
| State / UT : | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Area : | 674 km² |
| Total Population : | 3,89,862 |
| Density : | 578/km² |
| Total Villages : | 144 |
| Total Population | Villages in Ponneri Taluka |
| less Than 200 | 4 |
| 200 - 499 | 26 |
| 500 - 999 | 32 |
| 1000 - 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 - 4999 | 19 |
| 5000 - 9999 | 9 |
| 10000 and above | 3 |
| Related Pages |
| List of Talukas in Thiruvallur |
| List of Districts in Tamil Nadu |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.