# Chettipunyam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/chettipunyam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Chettipunyam Chettipunyam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,543 people in 387 households**, the 52nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,543people (2011) - 387households - 70.6%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Chettipunyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettipunyam is 603204.** Chettipunyam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatChettipunyam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chettipunyam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)43 km by road - Chengalpattu (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 Chettipunyam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chettipunyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Chettipunyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and sesame seeds**. About 8% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Chettipunyam Of every 100 households in Chettipunyam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chettipunyam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****14%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **60% Tap water ****89%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **48% Use banking services ****28%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****45%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****36%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **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 Chettipunyam? ■ Chettipunyam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229** **969 Working population ****42.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 370 (56%) · **■** Marginal 203 (31%) 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 - Kolathur1,774 people - Perunthandalam1,739 people - Veerapuram1,724 people - Karanai1,677 people - Kannivakkam1,447 people - Madayathur1,442 people - Kachadimangalam1,363 people - Siruseri1,346 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettipunyam?603204 - How far is Chettipunyam from Kancheepuram?43 km by road - What is the population of Chettipunyam?1,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettipunyam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettipunyam?70.6% (Census 2011)