# Kalkulam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/kalkulam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Kalkulam Kalkulam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 276 households**, the 52nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,208people (2011) - 276households - 65.8%literacy - 603312PIN code ## Kalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkulam is 603312.** Kalkulam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603312 - Gram panchayatKalkulam - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630170 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalkulam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)32 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 Kalkulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkulam; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Kalkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 45% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Kalkulam Of every 100 households in Kalkulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalkulam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **78% Tap water ****63%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **74% Use banking services ****12%** **37% Television ****97%** **89% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kalkulam? ■ Kalkulam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662** **935 Working population ****40.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 34 (7%) 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 - Lathur1,273 people - Arappedu1,245 people - Pakkur1,229 people - Venmalagaram1,221 people - Kolathur1,206 people - Seevadi1,205 people - Kadukalur1,204 people - Madayambakkam1,193 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkulam?603312 - How far is Kalkulam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Kalkulam?1,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkulam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalkulam?65.8% (Census 2011)