Ponnai is a Town panchayat which is located in the

Vellore District Vellore district () is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the eleven districts that form the north region of Tamil Nadu. Vellore city is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, the district had a popu ...

within the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. Ponnai

Panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

is composed of 18 villages, with Ponnai serving as the head town.

Transport

Nearby towns are linked by rail and air. Frequent buses are available to Vellore, Tiruttani, Arcot, and Sholinghur. Buses to

Chittoor Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popul ...

, Chennai, Bangalore, Tirupathi, Kanchipuram, Tambaram, and Chengalpattu run less frequently. The nearest railway stations are

in Andhra Pradesh, and Vellore Katpadi Junction in Tamil Nadu. The nearest port is in Chennai, and the nearest airports are Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, and Vellore Airport.

Politics

The Katpadi assembly constituency is part of the

Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency) Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39. Assembly segments Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Bef ...

References

Cities and towns in Vellore district {{Vellore-geo-stub