# Madurapakkam Village, Tambaram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/madurapakkam/ Village · Tambaram, Kancheepuram # Madurapakkam Madurapakkam is a village in Tambaram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600048**. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 260 households**, the 6th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 1,021people (2011) - 260households - 72.3%literacy - 600048PIN code ## Madurapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madurapakkam is 600048.** Madurapakkam falls in Tambaram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600048 - Gram panchayatMadurapakkam - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madurapakkam from nearby towns? - Tambaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)67 km by road - Madambakkam (nearest town)6 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 Madurapakkam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Madurapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tambaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tambaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Madurapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 12% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Madurapakkam Of every 100 households in Madurapakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Madurapakkam · ■ Tambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****8%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **25% Tap water ****96%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%** **73% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **13% Use banking services ****73%** **58% Television ****99%** **93% Mobile phone ****32%** **84% Computer with internet ****1%** **8% Two-wheeler ****20%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****93%** **71% 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 Madurapakkam? ■ Madurapakkam · ■ Tambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **979 Working population ****32.1%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 238 (73%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Tambaram - Agaramthen4,172 people - Vengapakkam2,758 people - Kasbapuram2,606 people - Kovilancheri1,253 people - Moolacheri148 people [All 7 villages in Tambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madurapakkam?600048 - How far is Madurapakkam from Kancheepuram?67 km by road - What is the population of Madurapakkam?1,021 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madurapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madurapakkam?72.3% (Census 2011)