Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram
# Pazhaveli

Pazhaveli is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603111. The 2011 Census counted 1,037 people in 237 households, the 74th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 1,037 people (2011)
- 237 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 603111 PIN code

## Pazhaveli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pazhaveli is 603111. Pazhaveli falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 603111
- Gram panchayat Pazhaveli
- Community development block Kattankolattur
- Census village code 629506

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pazhaveli from nearby towns?
- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pazhaveli?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pazhaveli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pazhaveli known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 4% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pazhaveli

Of every 100 households in Pazhaveli in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pazhaveli · ■ Chengalpattu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 96%
- Toilet within the home 20% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 60%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 84% 45%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 48%
- Use banking services 28% 48%
- Television 99% 91%
- Mobile phone 82% 74%
- Computer with internet 1% 3%
- Two-wheeler 44% 41%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 1% 3%
- Own their home 90% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pazhaveli?

■ Pazhaveli · ■ Chengalpattu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 770 969
- Working population 45.9% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 62.6% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 294 (62%) · ■ Marginal 152 (32%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chengalpattu
- Kondangi 1,150 people
- Mailai 1,148 people
- Vembakkam 1,099 people
- Arungundram 1,056 people
- Agaram 1,003 people
- Poranthavakkam 922 people
- Kunnappattu 908 people
- Karanai 906 people

All 173 villages in Chengalpattu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pazhaveli? 603111
- How far is Pazhaveli from Kancheepuram? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Pazhaveli? 1,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pazhaveli in? Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pazhaveli? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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