# Karumbakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/karumbakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Karumbakkam Karumbakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,330 people in 305 households**, the 58th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,330people (2011) - 305households - 81.3%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Karumbakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karumbakkam is 603108.** Karumbakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatKarumbakkam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karumbakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)11 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 Karumbakkam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karumbakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Karumbakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 42% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Karumbakkam Of every 100 households in Karumbakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Karumbakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **60% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **48% Use banking services ****23%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****71%** **74% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****29%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **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 Karumbakkam? ■ Karumbakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **969 Working population ****36.8%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 74.0% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (34%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 246 (50%) · **■** Marginal 41 (8%) 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 - Madayathur1,442 people - Kachadimangalam1,363 people - Siruseri1,346 people - Villiambakkam1,344 people - Kondamangalam1,324 people - Amoor1,320 people - Kizhur1,305 people - Thandarai1,299 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karumbakkam?603108 - How far is Karumbakkam from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Karumbakkam?1,330 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karumbakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karumbakkam?81.3% (Census 2011)