# Valarkundram Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/valarkundram/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Valarkundram Valarkundram is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 96 households**, the 125th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 390people (2011) - 96households - 78.1%literacy - 603105PIN code ## Valarkundram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valarkundram is 603105.** Valarkundram falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603105 - Gram panchayatPerunthandalam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valarkundram from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)47 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 Valarkundram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Valarkundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Perunthandalam - ○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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Valarkundram known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 51% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Valarkundram Of every 100 households in Valarkundram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valarkundram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****2%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **48% Use banking services ****3%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****52%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****35%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Valarkundram? ■ Valarkundram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417** **969 Working population ****79.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 71.5% for women. 79% of men and 79% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 53 (17%) · **■** Marginal 100 (32%) 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 - Mannavedudevadaram400 people - Kanthalur396 people - Reddikuppam396 people - Pooluppai391 people - Thenmelpakkam382 people - Rajakulipettai325 people - Maruderi290 people - Otteri287 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valarkundram?603105 - How far is Valarkundram from Kancheepuram?47 km by road - What is the population of Valarkundram?390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valarkundram in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valarkundram?78.1% (Census 2011)