# Ayakunnam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Ayakunnam

Ayakunnam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 178 households**, the 76th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 794people (2011)
- 178households
- 70.8%literacy
- 603310PIN code

## Ayakunnam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ayakunnam is 603310.** Ayakunnam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603310
- Gram panchayat23. Kolathur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630240

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

## How far is Ayakunnam from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)73 km by road
- Acharapakkam (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 Ayakunnam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ayakunnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thozhuppedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Ayakunnam known for?

About 46% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Ayakunnam

Of every 100 households in Ayakunnam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ayakunnam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**74%

Use banking services ****10%**

**37%

Television ****80%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Ayakunnam?

■ Ayakunnam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**935

Working population ****47.2%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (36%) · **■** Marginal 60 (16%)

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

- Palur840 people
- Sembur831 people
- Madavilagam828 people
- Periavelikadu802 people
- Karuppur774 people
- Vannianallur737 people
- Iranyasidhi712 people
- Puliyani701 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ayakunnam?603310
- How far is Ayakunnam from Kancheepuram?73 km by road
- What is the population of Ayakunnam?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ayakunnam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ayakunnam?70.8% (Census 2011)