# Porur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/porur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Porur Porur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603313**. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 305 households**, the 57th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,191people (2011) - 305households - 72.9%literacy - 603313PIN code ## Porur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porur is 603313.** Porur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603313 - Gram panchayatPorur - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)20 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 Porur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Porur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neerpair - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○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 marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Porur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 26% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Porur Of every 100 households in Porur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Porur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****1%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **78% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **74% Use banking services ****13%** **37% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****41%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **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 Porur? ■ Porur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **935 Working population ****49.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (33%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (15%) · **■** Marginal 208 (36%) 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 - Kolathur1,206 people - Seevadi1,205 people - Kadukalur1,204 people - Madayambakkam1,193 people - Sirunagar1,174 people - Chinnavelikadu1,152 people - Thandalam1,147 people - Nerkunam1,127 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porur?603313 - How far is Porur from Kancheepuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Porur?1,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porur?72.9% (Census 2011)