# Kokilamedu Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Kokilamedu

Kokilamedu is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 308 households**, the 45th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 308households
- 71.7%literacy
- 603104PIN code

## Kokilamedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokilamedu is 603104.** Kokilamedu falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603104
- Gram panchayatEdaiyur
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629899

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

## How far is Kokilamedu from nearby towns?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mamallapuram (nearest town)2 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 Kokilamedu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kokilamedu; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mamallapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kokilamedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kokilamedu

Of every 100 households in Kokilamedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kokilamedu · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**71%

Tap water ****37%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**63%

Use banking services ****57%**

**42%

Television ****85%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kokilamedu?

■ Kokilamedu · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**955

Working population ****36.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 385 (92%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Tirukalukundram

- Sogandy1,267 people
- Kilapakkam1,228 people
- Salur1,219 people
- Mullakolathur1,216 people
- Perumbedu1,151 people
- Echur1,098 people
- Thazambedu1,071 people
- Pattikadu1,050 people

[All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokilamedu?603104
- How far is Kokilamedu from Kancheepuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kokilamedu?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokilamedu in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kokilamedu?71.7% (Census 2011)