# Parukkal Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Parukkal

Parukkal is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,398 people in 332 households**, the 42nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,398people (2011)
- 332households
- 71.2%literacy
- 603301PIN code

## Parukkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parukkal is 603301.** Parukkal falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603301
- Gram panchayatParukkal
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630232

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

## How far is Parukkal from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)90 km by road
- Acharapakkam (nearest town)5 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 Parukkal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Parukkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Acharapakkam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Parukkal known for?

About 64% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Parukkal

Of every 100 households in Parukkal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parukkal · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**74%

Use banking services ****12%**

**37%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Parukkal?

■ Parukkal · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**935

Working population ****42.6%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (21%) · **■** Marginal 415 (70%)

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

- Neelamangalam1,609 people
- Pondur1,557 people
- Periakalakadi1,544 people
- Pavunjur1,409 people
- Agaram1,390 people
- Uludamangalam1,380 people
- Manicuppam1,370 people
- Vadapattinam1,299 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parukkal?603301
- How far is Parukkal from Kancheepuram?90 km by road
- What is the population of Parukkal?1,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parukkal in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Parukkal?71.2% (Census 2011)