# Chitalapakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/chitalapakkam/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Chitalapakkam Chitalapakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631606**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 153 households**, the 83rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 592people (2011) - 153households - 65.8%literacy - 631606PIN code ## Chitalapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitalapakkam is 631606.** Chitalapakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631606 - Gram panchayatSirumailur - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629770 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitalapakkam from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)32 km by road - Walajabad (nearest town)15 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 Chitalapakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chitalapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Walajabad - ○Degree college10+ km · Athur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chitalapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include clay pots. About 15% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Chitalapakkam Of every 100 households in Chitalapakkam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chitalapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****91%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **72% Use banking services ****84%** **43% Television ****70%** **85% Mobile phone ****76%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Chitalapakkam? ■ Chitalapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156** **951 Working population ****63.9%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 52.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (13%) · **■** Marginal 234 (62%) 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 Uthiramerur - Rettamangalam637 people - Mambakkam627 people - Nerkundram624 people - Thiruvanaikoil598 people - Melpakkam581 people - Poonthandalam559 people - Serpakkam540 people - Seethananjeri494 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitalapakkam?631606 - How far is Chitalapakkam from Kancheepuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Chitalapakkam?592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitalapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chitalapakkam?65.8% (Census 2011)