# Silavattam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/silavattam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Silavattam Silavattam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,119 people in 831 households**, the 8th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 3,119people (2011) - 831households - 72.1%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Silavattam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silavattam is 603306.** Silavattam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatSilavattam - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code630057 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silavattam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 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 Silavattam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Silavattam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Silavattam known for? About 30% of the 510 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Silavattam Of every 100 households in Silavattam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silavattam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****25%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **77% Use banking services ****32%** **39% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****71%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Silavattam? ■ Silavattam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **959 Working population ****41.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.3% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (24%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 662 (51%) · **■** Marginal 217 (17%) 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 - Kattudevadur3,398 people - Peruveli3,381 people - Orathy3,144 people - Nallamur Keelakaranai3,122 people - Velamur3,057 people - Z.Endathur3,014 people - Maiyur2,931 people - Kiliyanagar2,897 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silavattam?603306 - How far is Silavattam from Kancheepuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Silavattam?3,119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silavattam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Silavattam?72.1% (Census 2011)