Ponneri
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| Coordinates | 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°ECoordinates: 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Thiruvallur |
| Population | 24,205 (2001[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 970/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 10 metres (33 ft) |
Ponneri is a town, north of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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[edit] Geography
Ponneri is located at 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Ponneri had a population of 24,205. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50% and with Minjur population,with postal code 601203,considered it could be of 50,000 as ponneri state offices governs most of state implementations on all blocks under ponneri taluk.Next big town is Minjur and Athipattu with development underway on NCTPS power plant project.Ponneri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. APproximately 81% of males are literate, and 66% of females are literate. In Ponneri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Education
- St. John's matriculation school.
- Velammal matric.Hr.Sec.school
- Velammal International Residential School
- Ponneri Boys Govt. Hr. Sec School,
- Jaigopal Garodia Govt. Girls School
- St. James Matriculation Hr.sec School
- Bharath Matric Hr. Sec School
- L.E.F Eden Matric Hr. Sec School
- Adarsh Matric Hr. Sec School
- Velammal Institute of Technology
- unity matriculation school
- Mordern matriculation school
- LNG College of Arts & Science
- SRI Devi College of Arts & Science
- Bharathy Nursery and Primary School.
[edit] Travelling Facilities
Ponneri is well connected to Chennai by rail and road. It is a one and half hour trip from Chennai Central via train and two hour trip from ponneri to broadway via bus.
[edit] Churches
- Assemblies of God
- C.S.I
- Penta coastal mission
- A.C.A
- St.James church
[edit] Temples
- Agatheeswarar Temple
- Karikrishna Perumal Temple.
- Thirupalaivanam Sivan Temple. (10 km from Ponneri)
- Andar Kuppam Balasubramaniaswamy Temple. (4 km from Ponneri)
- Perumpedu Murugan Temple. (10 km from Ponneri)
- Devadanam SriRanganathar Temple (Vada Srirangam) (10 km from Ponneri)
- Ponni amman Temple in Thiruvenkadapuram (3 km)
- Nutrieitu eswarar Temple
- Sivan temple
- Karumari amman temple(sri krishnamari amman temple)
- Nelluraman Temple(2 km from ponneri)
- Sri Kariasikthi Ganapathy (8 kms from Ponneri)- located in National highways- panchetti - 2kms inner
- Sri Anandavalli Ambikai Udanurai Sri Thiruvalishvarar Temple - Panchetti.
[edit] Politics
Ponneri assembly constituency (SC) is part of Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ponneri
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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| Next station southbound: Anuppampattu |
North Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station northbound: Kavaraipettai |
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| Stop number: 15 | KM from start: 34.73 | ||
| These are the stations of North Line of Chennai Suburban Railway |
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| Chennai Central MMC · Basin Bridge · Korukkupet · Tondiarpet · V.O.C. Nagar · Tiruvottiyur · Wimco Nagar · Kattivakkam · Ennore · Athipattu Pudunagar · Athipattu · Nandiambakkam · Minjur · Anuppampattu · Ponneri · Kavaraipettai · Gummidipundi · Elavur · Arambakkam · Tada · Akkampet · Sullurpeta · Polireddipalem · Doravarichatram · Nayudupeta · Pedapariya · Odur, Andhra Pradesh · Gudur · Nellore · Bitragunta |
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