# Morappakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/morappakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Morappakkam Morappakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,685 people in 683 households**, the 15th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,685people (2011) - 683households - 68.5%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Morappakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Morappakkam is 603306.** Morappakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatMorapakkam - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630043 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morappakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)4 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 Morappakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Morappakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Morappakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 48% of the 867 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Morappakkam Of every 100 households in Morappakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Morappakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****72%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **77% Use banking services ****30%** **39% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Morappakkam? ■ Morappakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **959 Working population ****51.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 58.4% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 399 (29%) · **■** Marginal 591 (43%) 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 - Maiyur2,931 people - Kiliyanagar2,897 people - Z.Budur2,873 people - Kinar2,840 people - Erumbedu2,614 people - Veeranakunnam2,566 people - Bukkathurai2,561 people - Mangalam2,477 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morappakkam?603306 - How far is Morappakkam from Kancheepuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Morappakkam?2,685 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morappakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Morappakkam?68.5% (Census 2011)