# Padur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/padur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Padur Padur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603103**. The 2011 Census counted **5,710 people in 1,276 households**, the 10th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 5,710people (2011) - 1,276households - 83.9%literacy - 603103PIN code ## Padur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padur is 603103.** Padur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603103 - Gram panchayatPadur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)72 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)10 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 Padur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Padur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Kelambakkam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Padur known for? Products made here include hollow blocks. About 3% of the 704 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Padur Of every 100 households in Padur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Padur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****61%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **60% Tap water ****86%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **48% Use banking services ****57%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****82%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****69%** **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 Padur? ■ Padur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **969 Working population ****34.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 78.1% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (9%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,558 (80%) · **■** Marginal 135 (7%) 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 - Pudupakkam7,279 people - Kannathur Reddy Kuppam6,972 people - Palur6,964 people - Kayarambedu6,086 people - Thandalam5,546 people - Kelambakkam5,189 people - Melakottiyur4,865 people - Paiyanur4,532 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padur?603103 - How far is Padur from Kancheepuram?72 km by road - What is the population of Padur?5,710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padur?83.9% (Census 2011)