# Kelambakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kelambakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kelambakkam Kelambakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603211**. The 2011 Census counted **5,189 people in 1,288 households**, the 12th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 5,189people (2011) - 1,288households - 90.3%literacy - 603211PIN code ## Kelambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kelambakkam is 603211.** Kelambakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603211 - Gram panchayatKelambakkam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kelambakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiruporur (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 Kelambakkam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kelambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Padur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Kelambakkam known for? About 2% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kelambakkam Of every 100 households in Kelambakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kelambakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****75%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **48% Use banking services ****75%** **48% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****81%** **74% Computer with internet ****7%** **3% Two-wheeler ****45%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****61%** **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 Kelambakkam? ■ Kelambakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **969 Working population ****38.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 86.0% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (1%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,643 (83%) · **■** Marginal 249 (13%) 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 - Palur6,964 people - Kayarambedu6,086 people - Padur5,710 people - Thandalam5,546 people - Melakottiyur4,865 people - Paiyanur4,532 people - Nallambakkam4,123 people - Nemmeli3,822 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kelambakkam?603211 - How far is Kelambakkam from Kancheepuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Kelambakkam?5,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kelambakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kelambakkam?90.3% (Census 2011)