# Bukkathurai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/bukkathurai/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Bukkathurai Bukkathurai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603308**. The 2011 Census counted **2,561 people in 635 households**, the 18th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,561people (2011) - 635households - 75.3%literacy - 603308PIN code ## Bukkathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bukkathurai is 603308.** Bukkathurai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603308 - Gram panchayatBukkathurai - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629971 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bukkathurai from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)12 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 Bukkathurai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial 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 college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Bukkathurai known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 18% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Bukkathurai Of every 100 households in Bukkathurai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bukkathurai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **77% Use banking services ****11%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Bukkathurai? ■ Bukkathurai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **959 Working population ****46.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (15%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 355 (30%) · **■** Marginal 592 (50%) 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 - Kinar2,840 people - Morappakkam2,685 people - Erumbedu2,614 people - Veeranakunnam2,566 people - Mangalam2,477 people - Budur2,457 people - Padalam2,238 people - Pzhamathur2,194 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bukkathurai?603308 - How far is Bukkathurai from Kancheepuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Bukkathurai?2,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bukkathurai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bukkathurai?75.3% (Census 2011)