# Madayathur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/madayathur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Madayathur Madayathur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,442 people in 369 households**, the 54th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,442people (2011) - 369households - 74.0%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Madayathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madayathur is 603108.** Madayathur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatMadayathur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629488 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madayathur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)6 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 Madayathur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Madayathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Madayathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 22% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Madayathur Of every 100 households in Madayathur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madayathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****11%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **48% Use banking services ****13%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Madayathur? ■ Madayathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **969 Working population ****47.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (40%) · **■** Marginal 174 (25%) 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 - Veerapuram1,724 people - Karanai1,677 people - Chettipunyam1,543 people - Kannivakkam1,447 people - Kachadimangalam1,363 people - Siruseri1,346 people - Villiambakkam1,344 people - Karumbakkam1,330 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madayathur?603108 - How far is Madayathur from Kancheepuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Madayathur?1,442 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madayathur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madayathur?74.0% (Census 2011)