# Kannivakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kannivakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kannivakkam Kannivakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,447 people in 331 households**, the 53rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,447people (2011) - 331households - 83.0%literacy - 603202PIN code ## Kannivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kannivakkam is 603202.** Kannivakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603202 - Gram panchayatPerumathunallur - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kannivakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Nandivaram - Guduvancheri (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 Kannivakkam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kannivakkam; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandivaram-Guduvancheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)18 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 Kannivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 17% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kannivakkam Of every 100 households in Kannivakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kannivakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****41%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **60% Tap water ****83%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **48% Use banking services ****53%** **48% Television ****85%** **91% Mobile phone ****77%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****80%** **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 Kannivakkam? ■ Kannivakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708** **969 Working population ****51.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 454 (61%) · **■** Marginal 263 (35%) 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 - Perunthandalam1,739 people - Veerapuram1,724 people - Karanai1,677 people - Chettipunyam1,543 people - Madayathur1,442 people - Kachadimangalam1,363 people - Siruseri1,346 people - Villiambakkam1,344 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kannivakkam?603202 - How far is Kannivakkam from Kancheepuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Kannivakkam?1,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kannivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kannivakkam?83.0% (Census 2011)