# Vengapakkam Village, Tambaram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/vengapakkam/ Village · Tambaram, Kancheepuram # Vengapakkam Vengapakkam is a village in Tambaram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600048**. The 2011 Census counted **2,758 people in 697 households**, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,758people (2011) - 697households - 79.7%literacy - 600048PIN code ## Vengapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vengapakkam is 600048.** Vengapakkam falls in Tambaram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600048 - Gram panchayatAgaramthen - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vengapakkam from nearby towns? - Tambaram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)63 km by road - Madambakkam (nearest town)5 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 Vengapakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vengapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nedungundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tambaram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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)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 Vengapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Vengapakkam Of every 100 households in Vengapakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vengapakkam · ■ Tambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****33%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **25% Tap water ****88%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **73% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **13% Use banking services ****24%** **58% Television ****90%** **93% Mobile phone ****77%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **8% Two-wheeler ****39%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****81%** **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 Vengapakkam? ■ Vengapakkam · ■ Tambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **979 Working population ****38.2%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.2% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (9%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 770 (73%) · **■** Marginal 110 (10%) 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 - Mudichur15,438 people - Agaramthen4,172 people - Kasbapuram2,606 people - Kovilancheri1,253 people - Madurapakkam1,021 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 Vengapakkam?600048 - How far is Vengapakkam from Kancheepuram?63 km by road - What is the population of Vengapakkam?2,758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vengapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vengapakkam?79.7% (Census 2011)