Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Pachambakkam Pachambakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603312. The 2011 Census counted 950 people in 224 households, the 68th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 950 people (2011) - 224 households - 71.7% literacy - 603312 PIN code ## Pachambakkam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pachambakkam is 603312. Pachambakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 603312 - Gram panchayat Pachambakkam - Community development block Lathur - Census village code 630177 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pachambakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ) 73 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pachambakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pachambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thiruvadur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Cheyyur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pachambakkam known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 69% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pachambakkam Of every 100 households in Pachambakkam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachambakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 94% - Toilet within the home 16% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 78% - Tap water 21% 85% - Drinking water within premises 1% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 74% - Use banking services 37% 37% - Television 92% 89% - Mobile phone 62% 61% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 25% - Car / jeep / van 1% 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). ## What is the population of Pachambakkam? ■ Pachambakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.7% 72.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 935 - Working population 50.7% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 242 (50%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (6%) · ■ Marginal 172 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheyyur - Maluvankaranai 1,050 people - Pudupattu 1,026 people - Kannimangalam 983 people - Attupattukottaipunji 951 people - Ammanambakkam 944 people - Othivilagam 910 people - Puoriampakkam 901 people - Palur 840 people All 117 villages in Cheyyur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachambakkam? 603312 - How far is Pachambakkam from Kancheepuram? 73 km by road - What is the population of Pachambakkam? 950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachambakkam in? Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachambakkam? 71.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/pachambakkam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.