# Viralpakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/viralpakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Viralpakkam Viralpakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 113 households**, the 118th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 449people (2011) - 113households - 80.4%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Viralpakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Viralpakkam is 603108.** Viralpakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatKarumbakkam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Viralpakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)11 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 Viralpakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Viralpakkam; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karumbakkam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Viralpakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 42% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Viralpakkam Of every 100 households in Viralpakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Viralpakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****6%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **60% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **48% Use banking services ****24%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****84%** **74% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****18%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****91%** **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 Viralpakkam? ■ Viralpakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1421** **969 Working population ****33.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 71.8% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (41%) · **■** Household industry 22 (15%) · **■** Other work 47 (32%) · **■** Marginal 13 (9%) 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 - Rayamangalam478 people - Sasthirambakkam468 people - Murugamangalam460 people - Valavanthangal449 people - Orathur426 people - Agaram408 people - Mannavedudevadaram400 people - Kanthalur396 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Viralpakkam?603108 - How far is Viralpakkam from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Viralpakkam?449 (Census 2011) - Which district is Viralpakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Viralpakkam?80.4% (Census 2011)