# Madavilagam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Madavilagam

Madavilagam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 215 households**, the 74th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 828people (2011)
- 215households
- 61.3%literacy
- 603312PIN code

## Madavilagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madavilagam is 603312.** Madavilagam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603312
- Gram panchayatKalkulam
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630156

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

## How far is Madavilagam from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)61 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)33 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 Madavilagam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Madavilagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalkulam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ 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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Madavilagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 19% of the 631 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 Madavilagam

Of every 100 households in Madavilagam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madavilagam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**74%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****95%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Madavilagam?

■ Madavilagam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1467**

**935

Working population ****61.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (9%) · **■** Marginal 292 (57%)

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

- Othivilagam910 people
- Puoriampakkam901 people
- Palur840 people
- Sembur831 people
- Periavelikadu802 people
- Ayakunnam794 people
- Karuppur774 people
- Vannianallur737 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madavilagam?603312
- How far is Madavilagam from Kancheepuram?61 km by road
- What is the population of Madavilagam?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madavilagam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madavilagam?61.3% (Census 2011)