# Unamalai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Unamalai

Unamalai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,751 people in 441 households**, the 36th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,751people (2011)
- 441households
- 70.6%literacy
- 603306PIN code

## Unamalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Unamalai is 603306.** Unamalai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603306
- Gram panchayatUnamalai
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630071

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

## How far is Unamalai from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Acharapakkam (nearest town)5 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 Unamalai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Unamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sendivakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Unamalai known for?

About 23% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Unamalai

Of every 100 households in Unamalai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Unamalai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****86%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**77%

Use banking services ****45%**

**39%

Television ****86%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Unamalai?

■ Unamalai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**959

Working population ****56.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 62.7% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (35%) · **■** Marginal 170 (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

- Athur1,904 people
- Pakkam1,864 people
- Arayapakkam1,800 people
- Perumbakkam1,756 people
- Isur1,720 people
- Vedanthangal1,704 people
- Thozhuppedu1,692 people
- Nelvoy1,671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Unamalai?603306
- How far is Unamalai from Kancheepuram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Unamalai?1,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Unamalai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Unamalai?70.6% (Census 2011)
