# Venkatapuram Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/venkatapuram/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Venkatapuram Venkatapuram is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,137 people in 528 households**, the 38th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,137people (2011) - 528households - 71.1%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Venkatapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Venkatapuram is 603204.** Venkatapuram falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatVenkatapuram - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Venkatapuram from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)53 km by road - Maraimalainagar (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 Venkatapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Venkatapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Venkatapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and sesame seeds**. About 1% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Venkatapuram Of every 100 households in Venkatapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Venkatapuram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****63%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **48% Use banking services ****32%** **48% Television ****82%** **91% Mobile phone ****77%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Venkatapuram? ■ Venkatapuram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **969 Working population ****40.9%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 465 (53%) · **■** Marginal 343 (39%) 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 - Pattipulam2,250 people - Kalvoy2,214 people - Alathur2,189 people - Kumizhi2,140 people - Sirunkundram2,097 people - Oragadam1,985 people - Vengadamangalam1,970 people - Mullipakkam1,926 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Venkatapuram?603204 - How far is Venkatapuram from Kancheepuram?53 km by road - What is the population of Venkatapuram?2,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Venkatapuram in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Venkatapuram?71.1% (Census 2011)