# Kayapakkam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/kayapakkam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Kayapakkam Kayapakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,123 people in 789 households**, the 11th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 3,123people (2011) - 789households - 63.5%literacy - 603301PIN code ## Kayapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kayapakkam is 603301.** Kayapakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603301 - Gram panchayatKayapakkam, Chinnakayapakkam - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kayapakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)87 km by road - Maduranthakam (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 Kayapakkam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Kayapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Kayapakkam known for? About 53% of the 971 hectares of village land is sown, and 510 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 Kayapakkam Of every 100 households in Kayapakkam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kayapakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **78% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **74% Use banking services ****53%** **37% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Kayapakkam? ■ Kayapakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **935 Working population ****56.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 954 (55%) · **■** Household industry 311 (18%) · **■** Other work 188 (11%) · **■** Marginal 96 (5%) 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 - Sothupakkam3,847 people - Arasur3,779 people - Melmaruvathur3,367 people - Paramankeni3,325 people - Kottaikadu3,051 people - Kodur2,867 people - Kokkaranthangal2,846 people - Panayadivakkam2,830 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kayapakkam?603301 - How far is Kayapakkam from Kancheepuram?87 km by road - What is the population of Kayapakkam?3,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kayapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kayapakkam?63.5% (Census 2011)