# Pekkaranai Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Pekkaranai

Pekkaranai is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 146 households**, the 87th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 582people (2011)
- 146households
- 67.6%literacy
- 603306PIN code

## Pekkaranai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pekkaranai is 603306.** Pekkaranai falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603306
- Gram panchayatNelvoy
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630173

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

## How far is Pekkaranai from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Maduranthakam (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 Pekkaranai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pekkaranai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Pekkaranai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 46% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Pekkaranai

Of every 100 households in Pekkaranai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pekkaranai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****92%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**23%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****12%**

**37%

Television ****96%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pekkaranai?

■ Pekkaranai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**935

Working population ****54.3%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 62.6% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (15%) · **■** Marginal 263 (83%)

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

- Vadakkuvayaloor641 people
- Thuthuvilampattu637 people
- Vettamperumbakkam627 people
- Parasanallur595 people
- Vilangadu554 people
- Thandarai551 people
- Nelvoy542 people
- Nemanadam538 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pekkaranai?603306
- How far is Pekkaranai from Kancheepuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pekkaranai?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekkaranai in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pekkaranai?67.6% (Census 2011)