# Kayar Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kayar/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kayar Kayar is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603110**. The 2011 Census counted **3,316 people in 790 households**, the 22nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 3,316people (2011) - 790households - 79.5%literacy - 603110PIN code ## Kayar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kayar is 603110.** Kayar falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603110 - Gram panchayatKayar - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kayar from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 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 Kayar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kayar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thiruporur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kayar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 1,976 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Kayar Of every 100 households in Kayar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kayar · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **48% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****65%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Kayar? ■ Kayar · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **969 Working population ****41.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 290 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 555 (41%) · **■** Marginal 149 (11%) 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 - Navalur3,539 people - Manamathy3,457 people - Thiruvidanthai3,422 people - Unamancheri3,399 people - Ozhalur3,298 people - Pulipakkam3,139 people - Sirudavoor2,975 people - Ponmar2,953 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kayar?603110 - How far is Kayar from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Kayar?3,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kayar in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kayar?79.5% (Census 2011)