| Ponnapuram | |
| Nickname: | Ponnapuram |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tirupur district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 638657 |
Ponnapuram is a village in the Dharapuram taluk within the Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu,[1] India. Agriculture is the main occupation along with vegetable exporting and the generation of power using windmills. The village has a population of approximately 1,500, and is located 16 km west of Dharapuram.
Ponnapuram produces a range of vegetables including onion, chillies, maize, cotton, sunflower, and sugarcane and supplies them to its neighboring taluks. The cultivation of these crops is reliant on irrigation from the Aliyar Reservoir which fills following the annual rainy season.
The literacy rate has gone up significantly in recent years. The local school, which previously offered only primary education, later extended its participation to high school level.
The village is renowned for the generation of electricity using windmills. Many of the younger residents find employment in the security and meter-reading fields as side-jobs alongside their primary occupations.
"Kavadi" is an event celebrated twice every year. Activities include carrying sacred river water from Kodumudi to Murugan and to the Bhagavan temple in Palani. The event also involves heavy rock music using native instruments.