# Porunthavakkam Village, Chengalpattu – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/porunthavakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Porunthavakkam Porunthavakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 46 households**, the 135th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 175people (2011) - 46households - 76.2%literacy - 603002PIN code ## Porunthavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porunthavakkam is 603002.** Porunthavakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603002 - Gram panchayatThiruvadisoolam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porunthavakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Chengalpattu (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 Porunthavakkam? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Porunthavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Otteri - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Porunthavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and chilli**. About 20% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Porunthavakkam Of every 100 households in Porunthavakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Porunthavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****4%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **48% Use banking services ****85%** **48% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****56%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****46%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Porunthavakkam? ■ Porunthavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **969 Working population ****56.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 35 (36%) · **■** Other work 20 (20%) · **■** Marginal 43 (44%) 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 - Dasarikuppam265 people - Chinna Irumbedu261 people - Kalanipakkam254 people - Dasarikunnathur225 people - Kattakhazhani169 people - Konerikuppam122 people - Edayankuppam RF121 people - Kolathur RF78 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porunthavakkam?603002 - How far is Porunthavakkam from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Porunthavakkam?175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porunthavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porunthavakkam?76.2% (Census 2011)