# Allur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Allur

Allur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 70 households**, the 173rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 216people (2011)
- 70households
- 71.6%literacy
- 603310PIN code

## Allur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Allur is 603310.** Allur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603310
- Gram panchayatMurungai
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630146

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Allur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)74 km by road
- Acharapakkam (nearest town)13 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 Allur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Allur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Olakkur Melpadi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Olakkur Kilpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Allur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and sugarcane**. About 20% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Allur

Of every 100 households in Allur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Allur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****25%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****81%**

**39%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Allur?

■ Allur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2750**

**959

Working population ****80.6%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 84% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 126 (72%)

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 Maduranthakam

- Sampathinallur257 people
- Pasumbur242 people
- Vellarai236 people
- Amayambattu225 people
- Chinthamani207 people
- Devanur204 people
- Thuraiyur187 people
- Vadakkuputhur178 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Allur?603310
- How far is Allur from Kancheepuram?74 km by road
- What is the population of Allur?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Allur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Allur?71.6% (Census 2011)