# Nellai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Nellai

Nellai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 16 households**, the 187th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 62people (2011)
- 16households
- 85.5%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Nellai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatKadambur
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630007

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

## How far is Nellai from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)8 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 Nellai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nellai; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kammalampoondi
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Nellai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 20% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Nellai

Of every 100 households in Nellai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Nellai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**77%

Use banking services ****56%**

**39%

Television ****69%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nellai?

■ Nellai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****771**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**959

Working population ****45.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.3% for women. 66% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (21%) · **■** Other work 6 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Siruvangunam131 people
- Allanur118 people
- Pillanthikuppam69 people
- Kunnavakkam65 people
- Poondi12 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nellai?603406
- How far is Nellai from Kancheepuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Nellai?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nellai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Nellai?85.5% (Census 2011)