# Polambakkam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/polambakkam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Polambakkam Polambakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603309**. The 2011 Census counted **2,242 people in 570 households**, the 24th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,242people (2011) - 570households - 70.4%literacy - 603309PIN code ## Polambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Polambakkam is 603309.** Polambakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603309 - Gram panchayatPolambakkam - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Polambakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)52 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)8 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 Polambakkam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Polambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Polambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 35% of the 657 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Polambakkam Of every 100 households in Polambakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Polambakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **78% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **74% Use banking services ****20%** **37% Television ****98%** **89% Mobile phone ****81%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Polambakkam? ■ Polambakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **935 Working population ****48.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (51%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 189 (17%) · **■** Marginal 244 (22%) 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 - Perumbakkam2,448 people - Perukkaranai2,366 people - Ammanur2,334 people - Nerkunampattu2,243 people - Poongunam2,212 people - Thondamanallur2,187 people - Keelmaruvathur2,125 people - Irumbili1,947 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polambakkam?603309 - How far is Polambakkam from Kancheepuram?52 km by road - What is the population of Polambakkam?2,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polambakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Polambakkam?70.4% (Census 2011)