# Asoor Village, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/asoor/ Village · Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram # Asoor Asoor is a village in Kancheepuram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631605**. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 323 households**, the 66th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,234people (2011) - 323households - 74.6%literacy - 631605PIN code ## Asoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asoor is 631605.** Asoor falls in Kancheepuram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631605 - Gram panchayatAsoor - Community development blockKancheepuram - Census village code629722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asoor from nearby towns? - Kancheepuram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)14 km by road - Walajabad (nearest town)7 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 Asoor? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Asoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Avalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Walajabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Asoor known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Asoor Of every 100 households in Asoor in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Asoor · ■ Kancheepuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****94%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **54% Use banking services ****7%** **42% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Asoor? ■ Asoor · ■ Kancheepuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **970 Working population ****44.1%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (26%) · **■** Marginal 46 (8%) 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 Kancheepuram - Narapakkam1,311 people - Pudupakkam1,306 people - Siruvallur1,278 people - Poosivakkam1,250 people - Valathur1,218 people - Chitterimedu1,186 people - Valathottam1,182 people - Ariyaperumbakkam1,146 people [All 166 villages in Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asoor?631605 - How far is Asoor from Kancheepuram?14 km by road - What is the population of Asoor?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asoor in?Kancheepuram district (Kancheepuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Asoor?74.6% (Census 2011)