# Pichivakkam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/pichivakkam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Pichivakkam Pichivakkam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631553**. The 2011 Census counted **3,101 people in 784 households**, the 20th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,101people (2011) - 784households - 77.1%literacy - 631553PIN code ## Pichivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pichivakkam is 631553.** Pichivakkam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631553 - Gram panchayatPichivakkam - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629210 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pichivakkam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)32 km by road - Thakkolam (nearest town)4 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 Pichivakkam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pichivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thakkolam - ○Degree college10+ km · Keelacherry - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uveri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Pichivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 82% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 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 Pichivakkam Of every 100 households in Pichivakkam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pichivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **62% Tap water ****76%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **46% Use banking services ****32%** **45% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****56%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Pichivakkam? ■ Pichivakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **973 Working population ****52.4%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 69.0% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (14%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 364 (22%) · **■** Marginal 972 (60%) 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 - Irungattukottai3,904 people - Karasangal3,858 people - Kollacheri3,793 people - Poonthandalam3,117 people - Vallam2,837 people - Nemili2,788 people - Kozhumanivakkam2,729 people - Vadakkupattu2,715 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pichivakkam?631553 - How far is Pichivakkam from Kancheepuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Pichivakkam?3,101 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pichivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pichivakkam?77.1% (Census 2011)