# Vembakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/vembakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Vembakkam Vembakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 253 households**, the 72nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,099people (2011) - 253households - 71.6%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Vembakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vembakkam is 603204.** Vembakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatKolathur - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629450 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vembakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)27 km by road - Singaperumalkoil (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 Vembakkam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Vembakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Vembakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and ground nut**. About 24% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Vembakkam Of every 100 households in Vembakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vembakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****10%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **48% Use banking services ****66%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****83%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vembakkam? ■ Vembakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208** **969 Working population ****53.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.5% for women. 66% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (9%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 319 (55%) · **■** Marginal 142 (24%) 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 - Melmanapakkam1,212 people - Salavankuppam1,194 people - Kondangi1,150 people - Mailai1,148 people - Arungundram1,056 people - Pazhaveli1,037 people - Agaram1,003 people - Poranthavakkam922 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vembakkam?603204 - How far is Vembakkam from Kancheepuram?27 km by road - What is the population of Vembakkam?1,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vembakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vembakkam?71.6% (Census 2011)