Ponneri Taluka - Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu

Ponneri is an administrative taluka in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ponneri is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Anuppambattu, while the nearest airport is Chennai International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 29.0 km.

The total area of the taluka is 674 km², including 610.15 km² rural area and 64.29 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 997 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ponneri Taluka

Ponneri Taluka has a total of 205 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aaladu 2	Rural	Aladu
2	Abrahampuram	Rural	Kattavoor
3	Adambakkam	Rural	Naththam
4	Agaram	Rural	Agaram
5	Aladu	Rural	Kammarpalayam
6	Alamathi (Ct)	Rural	Alamathi
7	Alamathi R.F.	Rural	Alamathi
8	Alamathy 2	Rural	Alamathi
9	Alinjivakkam	Rural	Alinjivakkam
10	Amoor	Rural	Mallivakkam
11	Amoor 2	Rural	Amoor
12	Andarmadam	Rural	Kadapakkam
13	Andavoyal	Rural	Arasur
14	Angadu	Rural	Angadu
15	Annamalaicheri	Rural	Sirulapakkam
16	Anuppampattu	Rural	Vannipakkam
17	Anuppampattu 2	Rural	Anupampattu
18	Appalavaram	Rural	Arasur
19	Arani	Urban	Not applicable
20	Arani 2	Unmapped	Not applicable
21	Arasur	Rural	Arasur
22	Ariyanvoyal	Unmapped	Not applicable
23	Arumandai	Rural	Arumandai
24	Asanabudur	Rural	Vanjivakkam
25	Athamanjeri	Rural	A. Reddypalayam
26	Athipattu (Ct)	Rural	Athipattu
27	Athipattu 2	Rural	Athipattu
28	Athivakkam	Rural	Theerthakarayampattu
29	Athur (I)	Rural	Athur
30	Attanthanagal	Rural	Nallur
31	Avoor	Rural	Avoor
32	Avoor 2	Rural	Kolur
33	Avurivakkam	Rural	Avurivakkam
34	Bandikavanoor	Rural	Pandikavanoor
35	Budur	Rural	Budhur
36	Chennaveppathur	Rural	Sirulapakkam
37	Chinnakavanam	Rural	Guduvancheri
38	Chinnakavanam 2	Urban	Not applicable
39	Chinnambedu	Rural	Chinnambedu
40	Chinnambedu 2	Rural	Chinnambedu
41	Chinnambedu 3	Rural	Chinnambedu
42	Chinnamullaivoyal	Rural	Periamullaivoyal
43	Devadanam	Rural	Devadanam
44	Devambattu	Rural	Agaram
45	Durainallur	Rural	Vadakkunallur
46	Ealiyambedu 2	Rural	Eliambedu
47	Edayanchavadi (Ct)	Unmapped	Not applicable
48	Elaimbedu	Rural	Eliambedu
49	Ennore	Unmapped	Not applicable
50	Ennore	Unmapped	Not applicable
51	Eripillaikuppam	Rural	Velur
52	Ernagaracheri	Rural	Thathamanji
53	Ernakuracheri	Unmapped	Not applicable
54	Ernavakkam	Rural	Pandikavanoor
55	Erumaivettipalayam R.F.	Rural	Old Erumaivettipalayam
56	Gnayar 2	Rural	Gnayiru
57	Grant Lyon	Rural	Grantlyon
58	Guduvanjeri	Rural	Guduvancheri
59	Ilupakkam	Rural	Panapakkam
60	Injur	Rural	Poongulam
61	Jaganathapuram	Rural	Jaganathapuram
62	Jaganathapuram 2	Rural	Jaganathapuram
63	Jaganathapuram 3	Rural	Jaganathapuram
64	Kadamanjeri	Rural	Velur
65	Kadapakkam	Rural	Kadapakkam
66	Kalanji	Rural	Kattupalli
67	Kallur	Rural	Kallur
68	Kalpakkam	Rural	Kalpakkam
69	Kanagavallipuram	Rural	Guduvancheri
70	Kanavanthurai	Rural	Avurivakkam
71	Kandigai	Rural	Budhur
72	Kanganimedu	Rural	Poongulam
73	Kaniambakkam	Rural	Kaniyambakkam
74	Karanodai	Rural	Karanodai
75	Karimanal	Rural	L. H. Kuppam(Lighthouse Kuppam)
76	Karungali	Rural	Thangalperumbulam
77	Kattavur	Rural	Kattavoor
78	Kattoor	Rural	Kattur
79	Kattupalli	Rural	Kattupalli
80	Kattur 2	Rural	Kattur
81	Keelameni	Rural	Chinnambedu
82	Keerapakkam	Rural	Kallur
83	Kilikodi	Rural	Kilikodi
84	Kodipallam	Rural	Thirunilai
85	Kollatti	Unmapped	Not applicable
86	Kolur	Rural	Kolur
87	Kolur 2	Rural	Kolur
88	Kolur 3	Rural	Kolur
89	Kumaranjeri	Rural	Periakarumbur
90	Kumarasirulapakkam	Rural	Devadanam
91	Kummamur	Rural	Kummanoor
92	Lingapayampettai	Rural	Perumbedu
93	Madhavaram	Rural	Madhavaram
94	Madiyur	Rural	Valudigaimedu
95	Mafaskanpet	Rural	Mafuskhanpettai
96	Malliankuppam	Rural	Malliankuppam
97	Mangodu	Rural	Kallur
98	Marambedu	Rural	Budhur
99	Marattoor	Rural	Merattoor
100	Medur	Rural	Medhur
101	Medur 2	Rural	Medhur
102	Medur 3	Rural	Medhur
103	Melsingilimedu	Rural	Gnayiru
104	Minjur	Urban	Not applicable
105	Minjur 2	Unmapped	Not applicable
106	Nallur (Ct)	Rural	Nallur
107	Nallur 2	Rural	Nallur
108	Nalur	Rural	Nalur
109	Nandiambakkam	Rural	Nandiambakkam
110	Naravarikuppam	Urban	Not applicable
111	Natham	Rural	Naththam
112	Nayur	Rural	Gnayiru
113	Neithavayal	Rural	Neithavoyal
114	Neithavoyal 2	Rural	Neithavoyal
115	Nerkundram	Rural	Nerkundram
116	New Erumaivettipalayam	Rural	New Erumaivettipalayam
117	Old Erumaivettipalayam	Rural	Old Erumaivettipalayam
118	Orakkadu	Rural	Orakkadu
119	Padianallur (Ct)	Rural	Padiyanallur
120	Pakkam	Rural	Avurivakkam
121	Palavoyal	Rural	Theerthakarayampattu
122	Panapakkam	Rural	Panapakkam
123	Panjetty	Rural	Panchatti
124	Paranambedu	Rural	Kilikodi
125	Payasambakkam	Rural	Lyon
126	Peravallur	Rural	Andarkuppam
127	Periakarumbur	Rural	Periakarumbur
128	Periaveppathur	Rural	Sirulapakkam
129	Periyamullaivoyal	Rural	Periamullaivoyal
130	Perumbedu	Rural	Perumbedu
131	Perumbedu 2	Rural	Perumbedu
132	Perungavoor	Rural	Perungavoor
133	Perungavur 2	Rural	Perungavoor
134	Piralayambakkam 2	Rural	Perumbedu
135	Pondavakkam	Rural	Pondavakkam
136	Ponneri 1	Urban	Not applicable
137	Ponneri 2	Urban	Not applicable
138	Poongulam	Rural	Poongulam
139	Poovami	Rural	Kolur
140	Pralayambakkam	Rural	Piralayambakkam
141	Pudupakkam	Rural	Arumandai
142	Pulicut	Rural	Pulicat
143	Pullilyon	Rural	Lyon
144	Puzhuthivakkam	Rural	Kattupalli
145	Redhills	Urban	Not applicable
146	Seemapuram	Rural	Seemavaram
147	Sekkanjeri	Rural	Nerkundram
148	Seliambedu	Rural	Seliambedu
149	Sembilivaram	Rural	Angadu
150	Sendrampakkam	Unmapped	Not applicable
151	Senganyam	Rural	Senganyam
152	Sevittupanapakkam	Rural	Vadakkunallur
153	Sholavaram	Rural	Sholavaram
154	Sirugavur	Rural	Vilangadupakkam
155	Sirulapakkam	Rural	Sirulapakkam
156	Sirulapooncheri	Rural	Thathamanji
157	Siruniam	Rural	Angadu
158	Sirupazhaverkadu	Rural	Kadapakkam
159	Siruvelur	Rural	Velur
160	Somanjeri	Rural	A. Reddypalayam
161	Sombattu	Rural	Sombattu
162	Soorapattu	Rural	Nerkundram
163	Sothupakkam	Rural	Padiyanallur
164	Sothuperumbedu	Rural	Sothuperumbedu
165	Soundapuram	Rural	Vadakkunallur
166	Thadaperumbakkam	Rural	Thadaperumbakkam
167	Thadaperumbakkam 2	Rural	Thadaperumbakkam
168	Thandalkalani	Rural	Grantlyon
169	Thangalperumbalam	Rural	Thangalperumbulam
170	Thatchoor	Rural	Panchatti
171	Thatchur 2	Rural	Panchatti
172	Thathamanji	Rural	Thathamanji
173	Theerthagiriyampattu (Ct)	Rural	Theerthakarayampattu
174	Thinaipakkam	Rural	Velur
175	Thirunilai	Rural	Thirunilai
176	Thirupair	Rural	Eliambedu
177	Thirupalaivanam	Rural	Thirupalaivanam
178	Thirupalaivanam 2	Rural	Thirupalaivanam
179	Thiruvellavoyal	Rural	Thiruvellivoyal
180	Thottakadu	Rural	Merattoor
181	Umipedu	Rural	Senganyam
182	Uppunelvoyal	Rural	Agaram
183	Vadagarai	Rural	Vadakarai
184	Vadakkunallur	Rural	Vadakkunallur
185	Vairavankuppam	Rural	Andarkuppam
186	Vallur	Rural	Vallur
187	Vallur B	Rural	Vallur
188	Vallur C	Rural	Vallur
189	Vallur D	Rural	Vallur
190	Valuthigaimedu	Rural	Valudigaimedu
191	Vanjivakkam	Rural	Vanjivakkam
192	Vannipakkam	Rural	Vannipakkam
193	Vayaloor 2	Rural	Voyalur
194	Vayaloor 3	Rural	Voyalur
195	Vellambakkam	Rural	Kalpakkam
196	Vellivoyal	Rural	Vellivoyal
197	Vellivoyal 2	Rural	Vellivoyal
198	Velur	Rural	Velur
199	Vembedu	Rural	Avoor
200	Vichoor	Rural	Vitchoor
201	Vidathandalam	Rural	Medhur
202	Vijayanallur	Rural	Nallur
203	Vilangadupakkam	Rural	Vilangadupakkam
204	Vitchur 2	Rural	Vitchoor
205	Voyalur	Rural	Voyalur

Population of Ponneri Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Ponneri Taluka has a total population of 3,89,862 people, consisting of 1,95,181 males and 1,94,681 females. There are 1,00,866 households in the taluka with an average population density of 578 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,89,862	2,43,676	1,46,186
Male Population	1,95,181	1,21,799	73,382
Female Population	1,94,681	1,21,877	72,804
Total Households	1,00,866	64,051	36,815
Population Density	578 / km²	399 / km²	2,274 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,75,736 literate people and 42,836 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,24,094 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7,942 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	42,836	27,045	15,791
Literate Population	2,75,736	1,63,191	1,12,545
Illiterate Population	1,14,126	80,485	33,641
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,24,094	92,336	31,758
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,942	6,436	1,506

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Ponneri (पोन्नेरी)
District	Thiruvallur
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Anuppambattu
Total Area	674 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	997
Total Population (2011)	3,89,862
Density	578/km²
Total Villages	205

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