# Kanthalur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Kanthalur

Kanthalur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 96 households**, the 122nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 396people (2011)
- 96households
- 72.5%literacy
- 603002PIN code

## Kanthalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanthalur is 603002.** Kanthalur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603002
- Gram panchayatPulipakkam
- Community development blockKattankolattur
- Census village code629471

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

## How far is Kanthalur from nearby towns?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town)3 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 Kanthalur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pulipakkam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chengalpattu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Kanthalur known for?

About 5% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kanthalur

Of every 100 households in Kanthalur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanthalur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**48%

Use banking services ****0%**

**48%

Television ****84%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kanthalur?

■ Kanthalur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**969

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 62.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (79%) · **■** Marginal 29 (19%)

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

- Viralpakkam449 people
- Orathur426 people
- Agaram408 people
- Mannavedudevadaram400 people
- Reddikuppam396 people
- Pooluppai391 people
- Valarkundram390 people
- Thenmelpakkam382 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanthalur?603002
- How far is Kanthalur from Kancheepuram?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthalur?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthalur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthalur?72.5% (Census 2011)