# Andarkuppam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Andarkuppam

Andarkuppam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 123 households**, the 96th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 470people (2011)
- 123households
- 64.9%literacy
- 603401PIN code

## Andarkuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andarkuppam is 603401.** Andarkuppam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603401
- Gram panchayatVannianallur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630264

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Andarkuppam from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)115 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)23 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 Andarkuppam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Andarkuppam; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chunampet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 13 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 Andarkuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 72% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Andarkuppam

Of every 100 households in Andarkuppam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andarkuppam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**74%

Use banking services ****19%**

**37%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Andarkuppam?

■ Andarkuppam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**935

Working population ****44.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 122 (58%)

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 Cheyyur

- Kesavarayanpettai534 people
- Kurambarai528 people
- Punnamai528 people
- Poiganallur500 people
- Nelvoypalayam454 people
- Chithamur445 people
- Pudupattu443 people
- Vellankondagaram433 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andarkuppam?603401
- How far is Andarkuppam from Kancheepuram?115 km by road
- What is the population of Andarkuppam?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andarkuppam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Andarkuppam?64.9% (Census 2011)