# Avirimedu Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/avirimedu/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Avirimedu Avirimedu is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603309**. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 146 households**, the 144th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 562people (2011) - 146households - 63.6%literacy - 603309PIN code ## Avirimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avirimedu is 603309.** Avirimedu falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603309 - Gram panchayatAvirimedu - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code630079 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avirimedu from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)64 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)8 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 Avirimedu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Avirimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 22 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 Avirimedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 30% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Avirimedu Of every 100 households in Avirimedu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Avirimedu · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **39% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****75%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Avirimedu? ■ Avirimedu · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **959 Working population ****71.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 49.6% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (18%) · **■** Marginal 251 (63%) 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 - Irusumanallur586 people - Pambayambattu583 people - Chithalamangalam579 people - Pathur579 people - Dharmapuram526 people - Vasanthavadi513 people - Kodithandalam508 people - Chithamur499 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avirimedu?603309 - How far is Avirimedu from Kancheepuram?64 km by road - What is the population of Avirimedu?562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avirimedu in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avirimedu?63.6% (Census 2011)