# Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu – Sub-districts & Towns > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/ District · Tamil Nadu # Kancheepuram district Kancheepuram is a district of Tamil Nadu, 2nd of 32 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,998,252 people** in 10 sub-districts, 75 towns and 1,019 villages; 63% lived in towns. The largest town is [Pallavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/alandur/pallavaram/) (233,984). - 3,998,252people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 75towns - 84.5%literacy ## Who lives in Kancheepuram? Kancheepuram had **3,998,252 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.5% of Tamil Nadu's population and 2nd of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu by population. There were 986 women for every 1,000 men (below the Tamil Nadu figure of 996; 27th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu). Among children under 7 the ratio was 959 girls per 1,000 boys (the Tamil Nadu figure is 943). An average household had 4.0 people, against 3.9 across Tamil Nadu. ## How literate is Kancheepuram? 84.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Tamil Nadu's 80.1%), 5th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Men were at 89.9% and women at 79.0% — a gap of 10.9 points (it is 13.3 points across Tamil Nadu). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Tambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/) (92.0%) and lowest in [Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/) (73.2%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Kancheepuram do for a living? 41.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 24.8%). Of all workers, 4% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 65% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 14% of workers here, against 34% across Tamil Nadu. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/) (46% of workers in farming) and the least is [Alandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/alandur/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (65%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Kancheepuram 63.5% of people lived in towns and cities (above Tamil Nadu's 48.4%), 5th of 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. The Census counted 75 towns: 35 statutory towns with a municipality and 40 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 4 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Pallavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/alandur/pallavaram/) with 233,984 people, home to 9% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Kancheepuram Kancheepuram had 1,019 census villages, 962 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,518 people; 38 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Semmanjeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/semmanjeri/) (29,751), [Perumbakkam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/perumbakkam/) (18,890), [Mudichur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/mudichur/) (15,438), [Sittalapakkam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/sittalapakkam/) (13,542) and [Mannivakkam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/mannivakkam/) (13,308). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Kancheepuram compared with Tamil Nadu ■ Kancheepuram · ■ Tamil Nadu Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **80.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **943 Working population ****41.9%** **45.6% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kancheepuram Of every 100 households in Kancheepuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kancheepuram · ■ Electricity for lighting ****97%** Toilet within the home ****66%** No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** Tap water ****74%** Drinking water within premises ****44%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** Use banking services ****59%** Television ****91%** Mobile phone ****77%** Computer with internet ****10%** Two-wheeler ****42%** Car / jeep / van ****7%** None of these assets ****3%** Own their home ****70%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Kancheepuram Sub-district People Villages Towns [Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/) 510,836 145 16 [Tambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/) 383,718 7 6 [Alandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/alandur/) 642,237 0 10 [Sholinganallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/) 563,342 6 14 [Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/) 573,406 173 12 [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/) 497,711 166 9 [Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/) 148,133 116 1 [Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/) 196,897 101 3 [Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/) 275,953 188 3 [Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/) 206,019 117 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Kancheepuram - Pallavaram · 233,984 - Tambaram · 174,787 - Alandur · 164,430 - Kancheepuram · 164,384 - Maraimalainagar · 81,872 - Oggiyamduraipakkam · 76,600 - Pammal · 75,870 - Chengalpattu · 62,579 - Kundrathur · 54,986 - Puzhithivakkam · 53,322 - Anakaputhur · 48,050 - Sembakkam · 45,356 - Nandivaram - Guduvancheri · 44,098 - St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram · 43,795 - Pallikaranai · 43,493 - Perungudi · 43,111 - Mangadu · 38,188 - Chitlapakkam · 37,906 - Perungalathur · 37,342 - Madippakkam · 35,752 - Sholinganallur · 35,602 - Madambakkam · 31,681 - Maduranthakam · 30,796 - Thiruneermalai · 30,702 - Medavakkam · 29,710 - Tirukalukundram · 29,391 - Peerkankaranai · 29,250 - Urapakkam · 29,122 - Neelankarai · 28,458 - Edakalinadu · 28,172 - Koilambakkam · 27,374 - Palavakkam · 26,766 - Uthiramerur · 25,194 - Mugalivakkam · 25,117 - Sriperumbudur · 24,864 - Meenambakkam · 24,334 - Ayyappanthangal · 23,808 - Sevilimedu · 23,454 - Polichalur · 21,906 - Injambakkam · 21,158 ## Largest villages in Kancheepuram - Semmanjeri · 29,751 - Perumbakkam · 18,890 - Mudichur · 15,438 - Sittalapakkam · 13,542 - Mannivakkam · 13,308 - Nandambakkam · 12,560 - Athur · 11,981 - Thaiyur · 10,675 - Cheyyur · 10,664 - Chunampet · 9,024 - Melamaiyur · 8,468 - Malayambakkam · 8,250 - Manimangalam · 8,198 - Adhanur · 7,663 - Karanaipuducheri · 7,467 - Pudupakkam · 7,279 - Kannathur Reddy Kuppam · 6,972 - Palur · 6,964 - Damal · 6,959 - Thiruppukuzhi · 6,923 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Kancheepuram?10: Sriperumbudur, Tambaram, Alandur, Sholinganallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Uthiramerur, Tirukalukundram, Maduranthakam, Cheyyur - What is the population of Kancheepuram district?3,998,252 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kancheepuram?Pallavaram