# Periyaputheri Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/periyaputheri/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Periyaputheri Periyaputheri is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 217 households**, the 85th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 833people (2011) - 217households - 62.7%literacy - 603002PIN code ## Periyaputheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyaputheri is 603002.** Periyaputheri falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603002 - Gram panchayatPeriyaputheri - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyaputheri from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)12 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 Periyaputheri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Periyaputheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Periyaputheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. About 43% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Periyaputheri Of every 100 households in Periyaputheri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periyaputheri · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****3%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **60% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **48% Use banking services ****28%** **48% Television ****98%** **91% Mobile phone ****74%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****100%** **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 Periyaputheri? ■ Periyaputheri · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **969 Working population ****32.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 58.8% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 58 (21%) · **■** Marginal 43 (16%) 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 - Sonallur852 people - Hanumanthai851 people - Royalpattu842 people - Guruvanmedu841 people - Thenur833 people - Acharavakkam822 people - Velichi821 people - Thirunilai811 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyaputheri?603002 - How far is Periyaputheri from Kancheepuram?42 km by road - What is the population of Periyaputheri?833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyaputheri in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyaputheri?62.7% (Census 2011)