# Kalanipakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Kalanipakkam

Kalanipakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 68 households**, the 133rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 254people (2011)
- 68households
- 65.3%literacy
- 603109PIN code

## Kalanipakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalanipakkam is 603109.** Kalanipakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603109
- Gram panchayatThirunilai
- Community development blockThiruporur
- Census village code629535

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalanipakkam from nearby towns?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tirukalukundram (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 Kalanipakkam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalanipakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thirunilai
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manamathy
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kalanipakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Kalanipakkam

Of every 100 households in Kalanipakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalanipakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**60%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**48%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****98%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kalanipakkam?

■ Kalanipakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**969

Working population ****63.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (24%) · **■** Other work 48 (30%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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

- Otteri287 people
- Panchanthiruthy272 people
- Dasarikuppam265 people
- Chinna Irumbedu261 people
- Dasarikunnathur225 people
- Porunthavakkam175 people
- Kattakhazhani169 people
- Konerikuppam122 people

[All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalanipakkam?603109
- How far is Kalanipakkam from Kancheepuram?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kalanipakkam?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalanipakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalanipakkam?65.3% (Census 2011)