# Perumbakkam Village, Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/perumbakkam/ Village · Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram # Perumbakkam Perumbakkam is a village in Sholinganallur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600073**. The 2011 Census counted **18,890 people in 4,739 households**, the 2nd largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 18,890people (2011) - 4,739households - 87.6%literacy - 600073PIN code ## Perumbakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumbakkam is 600073.** Perumbakkam falls in Sholinganallur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600073 - Gram panchayatPerumbakkam - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629375 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumbakkam from nearby towns? - Sholinganallur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholinganallur (nearest town)3 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 Perumbakkam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Perumbakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 7 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sholinganallur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sholinganallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pallavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Perumbakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Perumbakkam Of every 100 households in Perumbakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Perumbakkam · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****78%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **16% Tap water ****60%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **10% Use banking services ****54%** **43% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****89%** **78% Computer with internet ****8%** **5% Two-wheeler ****48%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****71%** **69% 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 Perumbakkam? ■ Perumbakkam · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **946 Working population ****41.5%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 83.4% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (2%) · **■** Household industry 211 (3%) · **■** Other work 5,122 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2,124 (27%) 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 Sholinganallur - Semmanjeri29,751 people - Sittalapakkam13,542 people - Uthandi5,037 people - Ottiambakkam2,129 people - Arasankalani1,092 people [All 6 villages in Sholinganallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumbakkam?600073 - How far is Perumbakkam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Perumbakkam?18,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumbakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sholinganallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perumbakkam?87.6% (Census 2011)