# Elapakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Elapakkam

Elapakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 45 households**, the 105th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 207people (2011)
- 45households
- 58.5%literacy
- 603107PIN code

## Elapakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Elapakkam is 603107.** Elapakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603107
- Gram panchayatRettamangalam
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629857

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

## How far is Elapakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)12 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 Elapakkam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Elapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rettamangalam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rettamangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Elapakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 43% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Elapakkam

Of every 100 households in Elapakkam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****18%**

**43%

Television ****86%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**25%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Elapakkam?

■ Elapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**951

Working population ****31.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 49 (74%) · **■** Other work 17 (26%)

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

- Neerkundram314 people
- Mambudur296 people
- Irumaram223 people
- Pandavakkam220 people
- Guruvadi203 people
- Vendivakkam202 people
- Vengaram176 people
- Kattuputhur171 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Elapakkam?603107
- How far is Elapakkam from Kancheepuram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Elapakkam?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Elapakkam?58.5% (Census 2011)