# Theetalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Theetalam

Theetalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,573 people in 401 households**, the 52nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,573people (2011)
- 401households
- 65.8%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Theetalam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatTheetalam
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630009

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

## How far is Theetalam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 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 Theetalam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Theetalam; 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
- ●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
- ●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 school5–10 km · L.Endathur
- ○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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Theetalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 49% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Theetalam

Of every 100 households in Theetalam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Theetalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****91%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****14%**

**39%

Television ****82%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Theetalam?

■ Theetalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**959

Working population ****54.4%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.2% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (15%) · **■** Marginal 448 (52%)

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

- Pulipurakoil1,599 people
- Semppondi1,596 people
- Moosivakkam1,594 people
- Sirupairpandi1,573 people
- L.Endathur1,571 people
- Vilvarayanallur1,567 people
- Sirudamur1,543 people
- Gendracheri1,522 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Theetalam?603406
- How far is Theetalam from Kancheepuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Theetalam?1,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Theetalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Theetalam?65.8% (Census 2011)
