# Amoor Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/amoor/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Amoor Amoor is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 311 households**, the 60th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,320people (2011) - 311households - 72.7%literacy - 603105PIN code ## Amoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amoor is 603105.** Amoor falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603105 - Gram panchayatAmoor - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amoor from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Amoor? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Amoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamathy - ○Degree college10+ km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. About 31% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amoor Of every 100 households in Amoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amoor · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****14%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **60% Tap water ****94%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **48% Use banking services ****25%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****65%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****33%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **85% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Amoor? ■ Amoor · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **969 Working population ****52.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 326 (47%) · **■** Marginal 60 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chengalpattu - Siruseri1,346 people - Villiambakkam1,344 people - Karumbakkam1,330 people - Kondamangalam1,324 people - Kizhur1,305 people - Thandarai1,299 people - Melaiyur1,283 people - Kolathur1,279 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amoor?603105 - How far is Amoor from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Amoor?1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amoor in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Amoor?72.7% (Census 2011)