# Budur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/budur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Budur Budur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603308**. The 2011 Census counted **2,457 people in 622 households**, the 20th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,457people (2011) - 622households - 72.0%literacy - 603308PIN code ## Budur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Budur is 603308.** Budur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603308 - Gram panchayatBudur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code630020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Budur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)10 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 Budur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Budur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Budur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 30% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Budur Of every 100 households in Budur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Budur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **82% Tap water ****96%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **77% Use banking services ****23%** **39% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Budur? ■ Budur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **959 Working population ****50.1%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (26%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 306 (25%) · **■** Marginal 461 (37%) 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 - Erumbedu2,614 people - Veeranakunnam2,566 people - Bukkathurai2,561 people - Mangalam2,477 people - Padalam2,238 people - Pzhamathur2,194 people - Elappakkam2,192 people - Kunnathur2,183 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Budur?603308 - How far is Budur from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Budur?2,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Budur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Budur?72.0% (Census 2011)