Ponmanai

Ponmanai
panchayat town
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Population  (2001)
• Total	13,553
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Ponmanai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Snehalatha arts club, one of the oldest of club in Kanyakumari ( started in 1975 ) named after Actress Snehalatha reddy is still doing many social services. Gramasabha is also an old organization. Writer and Social Activist Ponmanai Valsakumar born at this place.

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Ponmanai had a population of 13,553. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ponmanai has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 74%. In Ponmanai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thimbileshwarar Temple(5th shivalaya),a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located here, Chaakku swami temple (ponmanai to valiyatumugam road ) (5th to 6th shivalaya route)also located here.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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