Poondi, Tiruvallur district

Poondi is a village in the Thiruvallur taluk of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a fresh water lake to cater the daily needs of water for Chennai City. The place is also known for Oondreswarar Temple, which was displaced to its current location to ease the construction of the reservoir.

Poondi
village
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Coordinates: 13°12′35″N 79°52′44″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvallur
Government
• Body	Poondi Panchayat Union
Population  (2001)
• Total	4,090
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-20
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Tiruvallur
Sex ratio	1163 ♂/♀
Literacy	69.82%
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruvallur
Civic agency	Poondi Panchayat Union

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Poondi had a total population of 4090 with 1891 males and 2199 females.^[1]