# Kanchivakkam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/kanchivakkam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Kanchivakkam Kanchivakkam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601301**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 145 households**, the 90th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 644people (2011) - 145households - 72.2%literacy - 601301PIN code ## Kanchivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanchivakkam is 601301.** Kanchivakkam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601301 - Gram panchayatVattambakkam - Community development blockKunnattur - Census village code629329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchivakkam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)43 km by road - Nandivaram - Guduvancheri (nearest town)10 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 Kanchivakkam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padappai - ○Degree college10+ km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Venjuvancheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Kanchivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and chilli**. About 10% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Kanchivakkam Of every 100 households in Kanchivakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kanchivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **46% Use banking services ****72%** **45% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****87%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Kanchivakkam? ■ Kanchivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **973 Working population ****55.3%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 310 (87%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Selvazhimangalam683 people - Vattambakkam663 people - Panaiyyur650 people - Venjuvancheri649 people - Siruvanjur604 people - Vadamelpakkam591 people - Koothavakkam586 people - Kannanthangal568 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchivakkam?601301 - How far is Kanchivakkam from Kancheepuram?43 km by road - What is the population of Kanchivakkam?644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanchivakkam?72.2% (Census 2011)