Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram
# Kadukalur

Kadukalur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603401. The 2011 Census counted 1,204 people in 273 households, the 55th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 1,204 people (2011)
- 273 households
- 66.1% literacy
- 603401 PIN code

## Kadukalur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kadukalur is 603401. Kadukalur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 603401
- Gram panchayat Kadukalur
- Community development block Chithamur
- Census village code 630252

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kadukalur from nearby towns?
- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kadukalur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kadukalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Edakalinadu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kadukalur known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and ragi. About 50% of the 1,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kadukalur

Of every 100 households in Kadukalur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kadukalur · ■ Cheyyur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 14% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 78%
- Tap water 1% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 74%
- Use banking services 57% 37%
- Television 90% 89%
- Mobile phone 64% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 22% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 5%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kadukalur?

■ Kadukalur · ■ Cheyyur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1051 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 951 935
- Working population 61.1% 50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 283 (38%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 148 (20%) · ■ Marginal 291 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Cheyyur
- Venmalagaram 1,221 people
- Kalkulam 1,208 people
- Kolathur 1,206 people
- Seevadi 1,205 people
- Madayambakkam 1,193 people
- Porur 1,191 people
- Sirunagar 1,174 people
- Chinnavelikadu 1,152 people

All 117 villages in Cheyyur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kadukalur? 603401
- How far is Kadukalur from Kancheepuram? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Kadukalur? 1,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadukalur in? Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kadukalur? 66.1% (Census 2011)

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