# Ayapakkam Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/ayapakkam/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Ayapakkam Ayapakkam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,988 people in 761 households**, the 10th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,988people (2011) - 761households - 66.0%literacy - 603102PIN code ## Ayapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ayapakkam is 603102.** Ayapakkam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603102 - Gram panchayatAyapakkam - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ayapakkam from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)18 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 Ayapakkam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ayapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pudupattinam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Ayapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 49% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Ayapakkam Of every 100 households in Ayapakkam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ayapakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **71% Tap water ****98%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **63% Use banking services ****55%** **42% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****28%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ayapakkam? ■ Ayapakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **955 Working population ****49.0%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 59.6% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 903 (62%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 364 (25%) · **■** Marginal 65 (4%) 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 - Thirumani3,362 people - Kothimangalam3,285 people - Kuhipanthandalam3,117 people - Nemmeli3,099 people - Manamai2,965 people - Vittlapuram2,854 people - Nerumbur2,578 people - Vallipuram2,333 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ayapakkam?603102 - How far is Ayapakkam from Kancheepuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Ayapakkam?2,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ayapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ayapakkam?66.0% (Census 2011)