# Madhur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/madhur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Madhur Madhur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 349 households**, the 66th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,311people (2011) - 349households - 75.5%literacy - 603201PIN code ## Madhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madhur is 603201.** Madhur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603201 - Gram panchayatMadhur - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madhur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Madhur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Madhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Elappakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - 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 Madhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 32% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Madhur Of every 100 households in Madhur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madhur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **77% Use banking services ****54%** **39% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Madhur? ■ Madhur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **959 Working population ****49.3%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 138 (21%) · **■** Marginal 373 (58%) 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 - Kalathur1,448 people - Kattukkaranai1,432 people - Vellaputhur1,363 people - Kilvasalai1,351 people - Seethapuram1,304 people - Vaiyavur1,299 people - Devadur1,298 people - Andavakkam1,291 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madhur?603201 - How far is Madhur from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Madhur?1,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madhur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madhur?75.5% (Census 2011)