# Athivakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Athivakkam

Athivakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 65 households**, the 168th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 272people (2011)
- 65households
- 87.6%literacy
- 603301PIN code

## Athivakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athivakkam is 603301.** Athivakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603301
- Gram panchayatAthivakkam
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630106

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

## How far is Athivakkam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Acharapakkam (nearest town)4 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 Athivakkam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Athivakkam; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Athivakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 12% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Athivakkam

Of every 100 households in Athivakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Athivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**82%

Tap water ****91%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**77%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****75%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Athivakkam?

■ Athivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**959

Working population ****36.8%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 84.1% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (61%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%)

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

- Muniyanthangal291 people
- Sholamthangal289 people
- Mulli286 people
- Pinnampoondi286 people
- Sampathinallur257 people
- Pasumbur242 people
- Vellarai236 people
- Amayambattu225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athivakkam?603301
- How far is Athivakkam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Athivakkam?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athivakkam?87.6% (Census 2011)