# Puzhuthivakkam Village, Maduranthakam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/puzhuthivakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Puzhuthivakkam Puzhuthivakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603314**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 307 households**, the 78th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,197people (2011) - 307households - 68.9%literacy - 603314PIN code ## Puzhuthivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puzhuthivakkam is 603314.** Puzhuthivakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603314 - Gram panchayatSoorai - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puzhuthivakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)11 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 Puzhuthivakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Puzhuthivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Puzhuthivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 19% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Puzhuthivakkam Of every 100 households in Puzhuthivakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puzhuthivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****86%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****43%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Puzhuthivakkam? ■ Puzhuthivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234** **959 Working population ****50.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 61.2% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (31%) · **■** Marginal 350 (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 - Veliambakkam1,250 people - Venmari1,215 people - Agili1,214 people - Kumaravadi1,198 people - Mathur1,186 people - Pappanallur1,134 people - Ozhavetti1,104 people - Thandarai1,101 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puzhuthivakkam?603314 - How far is Puzhuthivakkam from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Puzhuthivakkam?1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puzhuthivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puzhuthivakkam?68.9% (Census 2011)