# Attavakkam Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/attavakkam/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Attavakkam Attavakkam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 326 households**, the 34th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,365people (2011) - 326households - 67.2%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Attavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Attavakkam is 603109.** Attavakkam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatErumbilicheri - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Attavakkam from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)13 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 Attavakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Attavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Attavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 48% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Attavakkam Of every 100 households in Attavakkam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Attavakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **71% Tap water ****97%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **63% Use banking services ****26%** **42% Television ****85%** **89% Mobile phone ****57%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****32%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Attavakkam? ■ Attavakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **955 Working population ****56.9%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 59.4% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (39%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 162 (21%) · **■** Marginal 235 (30%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Anoor1,521 people - Karmarapakkam1,490 people - Vengabakkam1,448 people - Veerapuram1,404 people - Meleripakkam1,358 people - Narapakkam1,354 people - Vilagam1,310 people - Ammanambakkam1,303 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Attavakkam?603109 - How far is Attavakkam from Kancheepuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Attavakkam?1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Attavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Attavakkam?67.2% (Census 2011)