# Chunampet, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/chunampet/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Chunampet Chunampet is a village in [Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/) sub-district of [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **9,024 people in 2,249 households**, the 2nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 9,024people (2011) - 2,249households - 72.8%literacy - 603401PIN code ## Chunampet PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chunampet is 603401.** Chunampet falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603401 - Gram panchayatChunampet - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chunampet from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Edakalinadu (nearest town)12 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 Chunampet? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Chunampet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Chunampet known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. Products made here include salt and soda. About 35% of the 1,871 hectares of village land is sown, and 567 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 Chunampet Of every 100 households in Chunampet in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chunampet · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **78% Tap water ****90%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **74% Use banking services ****26%** **37% Television ****74%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chunampet? ■ Chunampet · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **935 Working population ****36.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 424 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (13%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 862 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1,564 (47%) 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 - Cheyyur10,664 people - Kadalur6,175 people - Parameswaramangalam4,847 people - Koovathur4,534 people - Mugaiyur3,888 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chunampet?603401 - How far is Chunampet from Kancheepuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Chunampet?9,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chunampet in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chunampet?72.8% (Census 2011)