# Thenpakkam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/thenpakkam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Thenpakkam Thenpakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 319 households**, the 47th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,293people (2011) - 319households - 71.3%literacy - 603301PIN code ## Thenpakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenpakkam is 603301.** Thenpakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603301 - Gram panchayatThenpakkam - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenpakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)63 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)3 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 Thenpakkam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thenpakkam; 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 - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Acharapakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Thenpakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 46% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Thenpakkam Of every 100 households in Thenpakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thenpakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **78% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **74% Use banking services ****28%** **37% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thenpakkam? ■ Thenpakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **935 Working population ****50.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (15%) · **■** Marginal 174 (27%) 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 - Agaram1,390 people - Uludamangalam1,380 people - Manicuppam1,370 people - Vadapattinam1,299 people - Lathur1,273 people - Arappedu1,245 people - Pakkur1,229 people - Venmalagaram1,221 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenpakkam?603301 - How far is Thenpakkam from Kancheepuram?63 km by road - What is the population of Thenpakkam?1,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenpakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenpakkam?71.3% (Census 2011)