# Kandivakkam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/kandivakkam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Kandivakkam Kandivakkam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631553**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 91 households**, the 110th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 381people (2011) - 91households - 71.1%literacy - 631553PIN code ## Kandivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandivakkam is 631553.** Kandivakkam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631553 - Gram panchayatThulasapuram - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandivakkam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (nearest town)18 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 Kandivakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kandivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maduramangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○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 market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Kandivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include clay pots. About 56% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kandivakkam Of every 100 households in Kandivakkam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **62% Tap water ****1%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **46% Use banking services ****10%** **45% Television ****83%** **90% Mobile phone ****51%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kandivakkam? ■ Kandivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **973 Working population ****49.1%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 57.3% for women. 70% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (12%) · **■** Household industry 13 (7%) · **■** Other work 77 (41%) · **■** Marginal 71 (38%) 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 - Vellarai426 people - Singilipadi418 people - Akkamapuram412 people - Nandimedu393 people - Perinjambakkam379 people - Sivankoodal352 people - Irumbedu323 people - Karunakaracheri323 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandivakkam?631553 - How far is Kandivakkam from Kancheepuram?18 km by road - What is the population of Kandivakkam?381 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandivakkam?71.1% (Census 2011)