https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4072%3A95%3A7A25%3A213C%3A8CFD%3A2A52%3AF919 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-19T07:20:35Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ponnai&diff=253081 Ponnai 2021-12-23T18:44:34Z <p>2409:4072:95:7A25:213C:8CFD:2A52:F919: Important changes</p> <hr /> <div>{{more citations needed|date=November 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = பொன்னை பேரூராட்சி வேலூர் மாவட்டம்<br /> Vellore Dist<br /> | other_name = '''Ponnai Town Panchayat(soon)'''<br /> | nickname = Vellore District<br /> | settlement_type = பொன்னை பேரூராட்சி<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu<br /> | pushpin_label_position = <br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|13|8|0|N|79|16|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Vellore district|Vellore]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = 243<br /> | population_total = 15850<br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 632514<br /> | registration_plate = TN - 23<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Vellore]]<br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Arakkonam]]<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 = <br /> | website = ponnai.com<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Ponnai''' is a Town panchayat which is located in the [[Vellore district|Vellore District]] within the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/water-flow-in-ponnai-and-kallar-brings-cheer-to-farmers-residents/article29474981.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; Ponnai [[Panchayat]] is composed of 18 villages, with Ponnai serving as the head town.<br /> <br /> ==Transport==<br /> Nearby towns are linked by rail and air.&lt;ref&gt;https://ourairports.com/countries/IN/TN/&lt;/ref&gt; Frequent buses are available to Vellore, Tiruttani, Arcot, and Sholinghur. Buses to [[Chittoor]], Chennai, Bangalore, Tirupathi, Kanchipuram, Tambaram, and Chengalpattu run less frequently.<br /> <br /> The nearest railway stations are [[Chittoor]] in Andhra Pradesh, and Vellore Katpadi Junction in Tamil Nadu.<br /> <br /> The nearest port is in Chennai, and the nearest airports are Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, and Vellore Airport.<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> The Katpadi assembly constituency is part of the [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web<br /> |url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br /> |title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br /> |accessdate = 2008-10-08<br /> |work = Tamil Nadu<br /> |publisher = Election Commission of India<br /> |url-status = dead<br /> |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br /> |archivedate = 2006-05-04<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Vellore district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Vellore-geo-stub}}</div> 2409:4072:95:7A25:213C:8CFD:2A52:F919