# Thenmelpakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/thenmelpakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Thenmelpakkam Thenmelpakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 108 households**, the 126th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 382people (2011) - 108households - 83.0%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Thenmelpakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenmelpakkam is 603204.** Thenmelpakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatThenmelpakkam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenmelpakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Maraimalainagar (nearest town)5 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 Thenmelpakkam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thenmelpakkam; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anjur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Thenmelpakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 2% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Thenmelpakkam Of every 100 households in Thenmelpakkam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenmelpakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****3%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **60% Tap water ****83%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **48% Use banking services ****17%** **48% Television ****76%** **91% Mobile phone ****37%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****23%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **3% Own their home ****90%** **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 Thenmelpakkam? ■ Thenmelpakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **969 Working population ****29.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.7% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 102 (90%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%) 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 - Kanthalur396 people - Reddikuppam396 people - Pooluppai391 people - Valarkundram390 people - Rajakulipettai325 people - Maruderi290 people - Otteri287 people - Panchanthiruthy272 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenmelpakkam?603204 - How far is Thenmelpakkam from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Thenmelpakkam?382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenmelpakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenmelpakkam?83.0% (Census 2011)