# Karambur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Karambur

Karambur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 135 households**, the 106th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 553people (2011)
- 135households
- 67.3%literacy
- 603204PIN code

## Karambur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karambur is 603204.** Karambur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603204
- Gram panchayatKarunilam
- Community development blockKattankolattur
- Census village code629442

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

## How far is Karambur from nearby towns?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)48 km by road
- Maraimalainagar (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 Karambur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karunilam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singaperumalkoil
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○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

### 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 Karambur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and vegetables**. Products made here include embroidery sarees. About 30% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Karambur

Of every 100 households in Karambur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karambur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**48%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****81%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**41%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karambur?

■ Karambur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**969

Working population ****31.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (94%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%)

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

- Senthamangalam620 people
- Pattaravakkam608 people
- Periyavippedu603 people
- PeriyaIrumbedu590 people
- Poondi545 people
- Krishanankaranai538 people
- Amirthampallam529 people
- Chinnavippedu527 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karambur?603204
- How far is Karambur from Kancheepuram?48 km by road
- What is the population of Karambur?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karambur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karambur?67.3% (Census 2011)