# Mahanyam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/mahanyam-629280/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Mahanyam Mahanyam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 455 households**, the 38th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,860people (2011) - 455households - 73.5%literacy - 601301PIN code ## Mahanyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahanyam is 601301.** Mahanyam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601301 - Gram panchayatMahanyam - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahanyam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Sriperumbudur (nearest town)12 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 Mahanyam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mahanyam; 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 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Sriperumbudur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Venjuvancheri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Mahanyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include clay pots. About 36% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Mahanyam Of every 100 households in Mahanyam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahanyam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **62% Tap water ****97%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **46% Use banking services ****3%** **45% Television ****83%** **90% Mobile phone ****66%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Mahanyam? ■ Mahanyam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192** **973 Working population ****34.8%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (50%) · **■** Marginal 37 (6%) 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 - Kunnam2,037 people - Maduramangalam2,036 people - Kandur2,033 people - Panrutti1,946 people - Mannur1,820 people - Vaipoor1,803 people - Orathur1,744 people - Pillaipakkam1,741 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahanyam?601301 - How far is Mahanyam from Kancheepuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Mahanyam?1,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahanyam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mahanyam?73.5% (Census 2011)