# Perumbakkam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/perumbakkam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Perumbakkam Perumbakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 604 households**, the 20th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,448people (2011) - 604households - 67.2%literacy - 603302PIN code ## Perumbakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumbakkam is 603302.** Perumbakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603302 - Gram panchayatPerumbakkam , Siruvangunam - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630197 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumbakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)80 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 Perumbakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Perumbakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Perumbakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 68% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 454 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 Perumbakkam Of every 100 households in Perumbakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perumbakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****75%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **74% Use banking services ****47%** **37% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****44%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Perumbakkam? ■ Perumbakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1228** **935 Working population ****55.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 266 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 235 (17%) · **■** Marginal 268 (20%) 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 - Illedu2,688 people - Indalur2,632 people - Akkinambattu2,553 people - Vedal2,472 people - Perukkaranai2,366 people - Ammanur2,334 people - Nerkunampattu2,243 people - Polambakkam2,242 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumbakkam?603302 - How far is Perumbakkam from Kancheepuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Perumbakkam?2,448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumbakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perumbakkam?67.2% (Census 2011)