# Kozhiyalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Kozhiyalam

Kozhiyalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 136 households**, the 149th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 492people (2011)
- 136households
- 83.7%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Kozhiyalam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatKozhiyalam
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630010

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

## How far is Kozhiyalam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Uthiramerur (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 Kozhiyalam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kozhiyalam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · L.Endathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kozhiyalam known for?

About 16% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Kozhiyalam

Of every 100 households in Kozhiyalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kozhiyalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****92%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****23%**

**39%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kozhiyalam?

■ Kozhiyalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**959

Working population ****70.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 76.7% for women. 72% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 312 (90%)

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

- Dharmapuram526 people
- Vasanthavadi513 people
- Kodithandalam508 people
- Chithamur499 people
- Munuthikuppam477 people
- Viralur467 people
- Eruvakkam461 people
- Kunnankolathur456 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kozhiyalam?603406
- How far is Kozhiyalam from Kancheepuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kozhiyalam?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kozhiyalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kozhiyalam?83.7% (Census 2011)