# Elappakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/elappakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Elappakkam Elappakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,192 people in 598 households**, the 23rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,192people (2011) - 598households - 82.3%literacy - 603201PIN code ## Elappakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elappakkam is 603201.** Elappakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603201 - Gram panchayatElapakkam - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630111 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elappakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)11 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 Elappakkam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Elappakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Elappakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 38% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Elappakkam Of every 100 households in Elappakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Elappakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****30%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **77% Use banking services ****36%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Elappakkam? ■ Elappakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **959 Working population ****48.9%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 448 (42%) · **■** Marginal 519 (48%) 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 - Mangalam2,477 people - Budur2,457 people - Padalam2,238 people - Pzhamathur2,194 people - Kunnathur2,183 people - Kallabiranpuram2,177 people - Sirunallur2,163 people - Arungunam2,129 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elappakkam?603201 - How far is Elappakkam from Kancheepuram?42 km by road - What is the population of Elappakkam?2,192 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elappakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elappakkam?82.3% (Census 2011)