# Polacheri Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/polacheri/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Polacheri Polacheri is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600127**. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 176 households**, the 94th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 747people (2011) - 176households - 79.3%literacy - 600127PIN code ## Polacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Polacheri is 600127.** Polacheri falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600127 - Gram panchayatPonmar - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Polacheri from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Tambaram (nearest town)13 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 Polacheri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Polacheri; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Sembakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Polacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and sesame seeds**. About 28% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Polacheri Of every 100 households in Polacheri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Polacheri · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****35%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **60% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **48% Use banking services ****26%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****88%** **74% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****61%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **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 Polacheri? ■ Polacheri · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **969 Working population ****38.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 69.7% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (14%) · **■** Marginal 223 (77%) 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 - Pandur804 people - Othivakkam803 people - Keelakottiyur768 people - Echankaranai747 people - Sengadu708 people - Kattur690 people - Arungal688 people - Vengur u663 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polacheri?600127 - How far is Polacheri from Kancheepuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Polacheri?747 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polacheri in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Polacheri?79.3% (Census 2011)