# Kunnavakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Kunnavakkam

Kunnavakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 225 households**, the 79th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 881people (2011)
- 225households
- 78.9%literacy
- 603002PIN code

## Kunnavakkam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603002
- Gram panchayatKunnavakkam
- Community development blockKattankolattur
- Census village code629477

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

## How far is Kunnavakkam from nearby towns?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chengalpattu (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 Kunnavakkam?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnavakkam; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Anjur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kunnavakkam known for?

About 6% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kunnavakkam

Of every 100 households in Kunnavakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kunnavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**60%

Tap water ****66%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**45%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****40%**

**48%

Television ****85%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**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 Kunnavakkam?

■ Kunnavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**969

Working population ****33.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (66%) · **■** Marginal 60 (20%)

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

- Agaram1,003 people
- Poranthavakkam922 people
- Kunnappattu908 people
- Karanai906 people
- Santhanampattu869 people
- Sonallur852 people
- Hanumanthai851 people
- Royalpattu842 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunnavakkam?603002
- How far is Kunnavakkam from Kancheepuram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnavakkam?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnavakkam?78.9% (Census 2011)
