Ponnani is a Block located in Malappuram district in Kerala. Positioned in urban part of Kerala, it is one of the 14 blocks of Malappuram district. As per the administration records, the block number of Ponnani is 41. The block has 4 villages and there are total 26382 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Ponnani's population is 129069. Out of this, 60774 are males whereas the females count 68295 here. This block has 16180 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 8161 are boys and 8019 are girls.
Literacy rate in Ponnani block is 81%. 105440 out of total 129069 population is educated here. In males the literacy rate is 82% as 50302 males out of total 60774 are literate while female literacy rate is 80% as 55138 out of total 68295 females are literate in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Ponnani block is 18%. Here 23629 out of total 129069 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 17% as 10472 males out of total 60774 are uneducated. In females the illiteracy rate is 19% and 13157 out of total 68295 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of employed person of Ponnani block is 36579 yet 92490 are un-employed. And out of 36579 employed people 1090 persons are completely reliant on farming.