# Kappankottur Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram 

# Kappankottur

Kappankottur is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631553**. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 236 households**, the 74th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 887people (2011)
- 236households
- 73.7%literacy
- 631553PIN code

## Kappankottur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kappankottur is 631553.** Kappankottur falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631553
- Gram panchayatKappankottur
- Community development blockSriperumbudur
- Census village code629213

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

## How far is Kappankottur from nearby towns?

- Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Thakkolam (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 Kappankottur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kappankottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●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 office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Kappankottur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 69% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kappankottur

Of every 100 households in Kappankottur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kappankottur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**46%

Use banking services ****96%**

**45%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kappankottur?

■ Kappankottur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**973

Working population ****57.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (13%) · **■** Marginal 326 (64%)

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

- Serapanacheri976 people
- Sennakuppam965 people
- Melmaduramangalam923 people
- Keeranallur919 people
- Oragadam819 people
- Puduppair788 people
- Thundalkalani781 people
- Navalur767 people

[All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kappankottur?631553
- How far is Kappankottur from Kancheepuram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kappankottur?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kappankottur in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kappankottur?73.7% (Census 2011)