# Thazhambur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/thazhambur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Thazhambur Thazhambur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 432 households**, the 47th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,781people (2011) - 432households - 83.0%literacy - 603103PIN code ## Thazhambur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thazhambur is 603103.** Thazhambur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603103 - Gram panchayatThazambur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thazhambur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)8 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 Thazhambur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thazhambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Navalur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Thazhambur known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 4% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Thazhambur Of every 100 households in Thazhambur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Thazhambur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****59%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **60% Tap water ****90%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **48% Use banking services ****38%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****79%** **74% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****75%** **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 Thazhambur? ■ Thazhambur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **969 Working population ****31.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 399 (71%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%) 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 - Keerappakkam1,907 people - Hanumanthapuram1,902 people - Paranur1,803 people - Vembedu1,802 people - Kolathur1,774 people - Perunthandalam1,739 people - Veerapuram1,724 people - Karanai1,677 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thazhambur?603103 - How far is Thazhambur from Kancheepuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Thazhambur?1,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thazhambur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thazhambur?83.0% (Census 2011)