# Nerkunampattu Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/nerkunampattu/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Nerkunampattu Nerkunampattu is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,243 people in 575 households**, the 23rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,243people (2011) - 575households - 74.5%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Nerkunampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkunampattu is 603306.** Nerkunampattu falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatThattambattu, Nerkunampattu - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkunampattu from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)30 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 Nerkunampattu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkunampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Koovathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Nerkunampattu known for? About 42% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Nerkunampattu Of every 100 households in Nerkunampattu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nerkunampattu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **78% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **74% Use banking services ****7%** **37% Television ****75%** **89% Mobile phone ****45%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nerkunampattu? ■ Nerkunampattu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **935 Working population ****62.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 65.9% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,258 (91%) 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 - Vedal2,472 people - Perumbakkam2,448 people - Perukkaranai2,366 people - Ammanur2,334 people - Polambakkam2,242 people - Poongunam2,212 people - Thondamanallur2,187 people - Keelmaruvathur2,125 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkunampattu?603306 - How far is Nerkunampattu from Kancheepuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Nerkunampattu?2,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkunampattu in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkunampattu?74.5% (Census 2011)