# Guruvanmedu Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/guruvanmedu/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Guruvanmedu Guruvanmedu is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 199 households**, the 84th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 841people (2011) - 199households - 77.1%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Guruvanmedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Guruvanmedu is 603204.** Guruvanmedu falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatGuruvanmedu - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Guruvanmedu from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)27 km by road - Walajabad (nearest town)8 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 Guruvanmedu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Guruvanmedu; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Palur - ○Degree college10+ km · Athur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Guruvanmedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 48% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Guruvanmedu Of every 100 households in Guruvanmedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Guruvanmedu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **96% Toilet within the home ****8%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **60% Tap water ****94%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **48% Use banking services ****25%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****28%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****100%** **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 Guruvanmedu? ■ Guruvanmedu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****564** **969 Working population ****38.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (65%) · **■** Household industry 19 (6%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%) 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 - Santhanampattu869 people - Sonallur852 people - Hanumanthai851 people - Royalpattu842 people - Periyaputheri833 people - Thenur833 people - Acharavakkam822 people - Velichi821 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Guruvanmedu?603204 - How far is Guruvanmedu from Kancheepuram?27 km by road - What is the population of Guruvanmedu?841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Guruvanmedu in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Guruvanmedu?77.1% (Census 2011)