Ponneri is a town, north of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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Geography

Ponneri is located at 13.32°N 80.2°E. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).

Demographics

India census

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, Ponneri had a population of 24,205. Males constitute 50% of the population

Population

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 and females 50% and with Minjur population,with same postal code,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.

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

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.

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)