# Vallam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram 

# Vallam

Vallam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,837 people in 709 households**, the 21st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,837people (2011)
- 709households
- 77.9%literacy
- 602105PIN code

## Vallam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vallam is 602105.** Vallam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code602105
- Gram panchayatVallam , Vallakottai
- Community development blockSriperumbudur
- Census village code629294

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

## How far is Vallam from nearby towns?

- Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sriperumbudur (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 Vallam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Vallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manimangalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sriperumbudur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Vallam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 1,124 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Vallam

Of every 100 households in Vallam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Vallam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**62%

Tap water ****97%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**46%

Use banking services ****37%**

**45%

Television ****85%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Vallam?

■ Vallam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**973

Working population ****46.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 65% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (26%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 776 (59%) · **■** Marginal 43 (3%)

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

- Karasangal3,858 people
- Kollacheri3,793 people
- Poonthandalam3,117 people
- Pichivakkam3,101 people
- Nemili2,788 people
- Kozhumanivakkam2,729 people
- Vadakkupattu2,715 people
- Echoor2,698 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vallam?602105
- How far is Vallam from Kancheepuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Vallam?2,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vallam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vallam?77.9% (Census 2011)