# Vedavakkam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/vedavakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Vedavakkam Vedavakkam is a village in [Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/) sub-district of [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **603303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,652 people in 440 households**, the 44th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,652people (2011) - 440households - 74.2%literacy - 603303PIN code ## Vedavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vedavakkam is 603303.** Vedavakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603303 - Gram panchayatAndavakkam , Kallabiranpuram , Vaiyavur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629997 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vedavakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)36 km by road - Karunguzhi (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 Vedavakkam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vedavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karunguzhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Vedavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 44% of the 864 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Vedavakkam Of every 100 households in Vedavakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vedavakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **82% Tap water ****84%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **39% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****66%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vedavakkam? ■ Vedavakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **959 Working population ****49.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 64.5% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (33%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 230 (28%) · **■** Marginal 153 (19%) 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 - Nelvoy1,671 people - Netrambakkam1,666 people - Padiri1,664 people - Thinnalur1,652 people - Lakshminarayanapuram1,647 people - Thandalam1,631 people - Kadamalaiputhur1,603 people - Pulipurakoil1,599 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vedavakkam?603303 - How far is Vedavakkam from Kancheepuram?36 km by road - What is the population of Vedavakkam?1,652 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vedavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vedavakkam?74.2% (Census 2011)