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Ponneri

Ponneri
பொன்னேரி
City
Ponneri is located in Tamil Nadu
Ponneri
Ponneri
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°E / 13.32; 80.2Coordinates: 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°E / 13.32; 80.2
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 24,205
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 601204
Telephone code 044
Vehicle registration TN-18
Sex ratio 970/1000 /

Ponneri is a city located at North Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in Ponneri taluk. The neighbourhood is served by the Ponneri railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Ponneri is selected among 100 cities for Smart city Development.As per the locals Subhash Chandra Bose stayed in Ponneri.

Moving fast on the road to setting up the proposed Smart City at Ponneri, the Japan International Cooperation Agency has prepared a master plan that envisages development of the urban, manufacturing node near Chennai spread across 22,000 acres of land at a total cost of Rs 32,713 crore.

The proposed city is expected to have a population of four lakhs and a working population of 8.88 lakh by 2025, as per the master plan document. It would be developed in three phases. The first phase will involve 4,448 acres of land available with government agencies while the second phase would involve 2,718 acres of existing port area. The third phase will involve 5,667 acres of land with existing development around coastal regulation zone. Of the total planned area, 9,133 acres of land are yet to be acquired ponneri is major destination for Andhra Pradesh people to buy goods

Ponneri has banks and ATMs with the following.

Ponneri is located at 13°19′N 80°12′E / 13.32°N 80.2°E / 13.32; 80.2. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).

As of 2001 India census, Ponneri had a population of 24,205. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50% and with Minjur population, with postal code 601204, considered it could be of 50,000 as ponneri state offices governs most of state implementations on all blocks under ponneri taluk. Neighbouring towns are Minjur and Athipattu with development underway on NCTPS power plant project.ponneri is located from arani river. Ponneri is located 13 km from pattupalli(பட்டுப்பள்ளி) and the pulicat lake from 23 km. Ponneri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Approximately 81% of males and 66% of females are literate. About 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.


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