# Nerkunam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/nerkunam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Nerkunam Nerkunam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 271 households**, the 61st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,127people (2011) - 271households - 72.3%literacy - 603310PIN code ## Nerkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkunam is 603310.** Nerkunam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603310 - Gram panchayatNerkunam - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkunam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)15 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 Nerkunam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkunam; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thozhuppedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Nerkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and ground nut**. About 52% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Nerkunam Of every 100 households in Nerkunam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerkunam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **78% Tap water ****81%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **74% Use banking services ****28%** **37% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****51%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Nerkunam? ■ Nerkunam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****614** **935 Working population ****55.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (16%) · **■** Marginal 455 (73%) 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 - Porur1,191 people - Sirunagar1,174 people - Chinnavelikadu1,152 people - Thandalam1,147 people - Perambakkam1,096 people - Magundagiri1,067 people - Maluvankaranai1,050 people - Pudupattu1,026 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkunam?603310 - How far is Nerkunam from Kancheepuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Nerkunam?1,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkunam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkunam?72.3% (Census 2011)