# Salur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/salur/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Salur Salur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 293 households**, the 43rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,219people (2011) - 293households - 68.8%literacy - 603405PIN code ## Salur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salur is 603405.** Salur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603405 - Gram panchayatSalur - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629911 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salur from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)57 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)9 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 Salur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Salur; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Salur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 38% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Salur Of every 100 households in Salur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **71% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **63% Use banking services ****25%** **42% Television ****83%** **89% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****30%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Salur? ■ Salur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **955 Working population ****44.0%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (21%) · **■** Marginal 343 (64%) 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 - Edayathur1,298 people - Perambakkam1,278 people - Sogandy1,267 people - Kilapakkam1,228 people - Mullakolathur1,216 people - Kokilamedu1,159 people - Perumbedu1,151 people - Echur1,098 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salur?603405 - How far is Salur from Kancheepuram?57 km by road - What is the population of Salur?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Salur?68.8% (Census 2011)