# Periakalakadi Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Periakalakadi

Periakalakadi is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603313**. The 2011 Census counted **1,544 people in 348 households**, the 40th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,544people (2011)
- 348households
- 71.8%literacy
- 603313PIN code

## Periakalakadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periakalakadi is 603313.** Periakalakadi falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603313
- Gram panchayatPeriyakalakadi
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630247

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

## How far is Periakalakadi from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)85 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 Periakalakadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kayapakkam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Periakalakadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 39% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Periakalakadi

Of every 100 households in Periakalakadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Periakalakadi · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****70%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**74%

Use banking services ****33%**

**37%

Television ****89%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Periakalakadi?

■ Periakalakadi · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**935

Working population ****58.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (38%) · **■** Household industry 80 (9%) · **■** Other work 147 (16%) · **■** Marginal 175 (19%)

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

- Sengattur1,745 people
- Poraiyur1,703 people
- Neelamangalam1,609 people
- Pondur1,557 people
- Pavunjur1,409 people
- Parukkal1,398 people
- Agaram1,390 people
- Uludamangalam1,380 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periakalakadi?603313
- How far is Periakalakadi from Kancheepuram?85 km by road
- What is the population of Periakalakadi?1,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periakalakadi in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periakalakadi?71.8% (Census 2011)