# Pilappur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/pilappur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Pilappur Pilappur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 331 households**, the 72nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,256people (2011) - 331households - 67.0%literacy - 603111PIN code ## Pilappur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pilappur is 603111.** Pilappur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603111 - Gram panchayatPilappur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pilappur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)15 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 Pilappur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pilappur; 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orakkattupettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Pilappur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 25% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Pilappur Of every 100 households in Pilappur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pilappur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **77% Use banking services ****56%** **39% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****75%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pilappur? ■ Pilappur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213** **959 Working population ****52.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (17%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 266 (41%) · **■** Marginal 103 (16%) 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 - Vaiyavur1,299 people - Devadur1,298 people - Andavakkam1,291 people - Palliagaram1,280 people - Thimmapuram1,251 people - Veliambakkam1,250 people - Venmari1,215 people - Agili1,214 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pilappur?603111 - How far is Pilappur from Kancheepuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Pilappur?1,256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilappur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pilappur?67.0% (Census 2011)