# Kadambur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Kadambur

Kadambur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 168 households**, the 136th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 600people (2011)
- 168households
- 68.4%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Kadambur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kadambur is 603406.** Kadambur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatKadambur
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630008

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

## How far is Kadambur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Uthiramerur (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 Kadambur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kadambur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.Endathur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kadambur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 51% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Kadambur

Of every 100 households in Kadambur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kadambur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**77%

Use banking services ****50%**

**39%

Television ****81%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Kadambur?

■ Kadambur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**959

Working population ****50.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (23%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Nallur625 people
- Thottanaval622 people
- Karikkili620 people
- Baburayanpettai613 people
- Vilangadu593 people
- Veppankaranai590 people
- Kalanipakkam588 people
- Irusumanallur586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kadambur?603406
- How far is Kadambur from Kancheepuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kadambur?600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadambur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kadambur?68.4% (Census 2011)