# Kunnam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram 

# Kunnam

Kunnam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631604**. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 521 households**, the 34th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,037people (2011)
- 521households
- 75.8%literacy
- 631604PIN code

## Kunnam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunnam is 631604.** Kunnam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631604
- Gram panchayatKunnam
- Community development blockSriperumbudur
- Census village code629298

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

## How far is Kunnam from nearby towns?

- Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sriperumbudur (nearest town)15 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 Kunnam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Molachur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Enadur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirumangalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kunnam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 19% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kunnam

Of every 100 households in Kunnam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kunnam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

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

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**62%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**46%

Use banking services ****37%**

**45%

Television ****92%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Kunnam?

■ Kunnam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**973

Working population ****39.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (32%) · **■** Household industry 49 (6%) · **■** Other work 252 (31%) · **■** Marginal 188 (23%)

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

- Valarpuram2,368 people
- Pondur2,347 people
- Katrambakkam2,157 people
- Kottur2,145 people
- Maduramangalam2,036 people
- Kandur2,033 people
- Panrutti1,946 people
- Mahanyam1,860 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunnam?631604
- How far is Kunnam from Kancheepuram?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnam?2,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnam?75.8% (Census 2011)