# Paranur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/paranur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Paranur Paranur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 474 households**, the 45th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,803people (2011) - 474households - 83.5%literacy - 603002PIN code ## Paranur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paranur is 603002.** Paranur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603002 - Gram panchayatVeerapuram - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paranur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)5 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 Paranur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Paranur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Paranur Of every 100 households in Paranur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Paranur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****45%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **60% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **48% Use banking services ****62%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****78%** **74% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****80%** **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 Paranur? ■ Paranur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073** **969 Working population ****40.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 76.4% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 602 (83%) · **■** Marginal 72 (10%) 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 - Vengadamangalam1,970 people - Mullipakkam1,926 people - Keerappakkam1,907 people - Hanumanthapuram1,902 people - Vembedu1,802 people - Thazhambur1,781 people - Kolathur1,774 people - Perunthandalam1,739 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paranur?603002 - How far is Paranur from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Paranur?1,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paranur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paranur?83.5% (Census 2011)