Pennagar, Vellore

Pennagar
village
Pennagar Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Pennagar Pennagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°43′03″N79°24′08″E / 12.717560°N 79.402223°E / 12.717560; 79.402223
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	632518
Vehicle registration	TN-73 (Ranipet)
Nearest City	Ranipet
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakkonam
Assembly constituency	Arcot
Climate	hot (Köppen)

Pennagar is a village in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu. ^[1] It is well known for holding quite good ratio of teachers in population. Though the transport facilities are limited to these kind of villages, it is a pride for having a higher secondary school with Her. Arni, Cheyyar and Arcot are the other major towns that are nearby. Farming is the main occupation here, supported by few rice-mills and shops here.

Demographics

According to directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu's 2001 reading, population here is 3019 with approximately 80% literacy ratio.

Nearby Towns

Arcot is about 28 km, Arni is about 19 km, Cheyyar is about 21 km, Kanchipuram is about 50 km and Vellore is about 50 km from the village. Kalavai and Mambakkam are near by 6 km and 5 km simultaneously.

Schools

• Pennagar Government higher secondary school
• Pennagar Government elementary school

References

1. "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.