# Kavithandalam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Kavithandalam

Kavithandalam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,814 people in 461 households**, the 15th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,814people (2011)
- 461households
- 74.4%literacy
- 603106PIN code

## Kavithandalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kavithandalam is 603106.** Kavithandalam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603106
- Gram panchayatKavithandalam
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629809

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

## How far is Kavithandalam from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)31 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town)10 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 Kavithandalam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kavithandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Orakkattupettai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Athur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kavithandalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 39% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Kavithandalam

Of every 100 households in Kavithandalam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kavithandalam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**83%

Tap water ****92%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**72%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****83%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kavithandalam?

■ Kavithandalam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**951

Working population ****51.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.0% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (45%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 385 (42%) · **■** Marginal 72 (8%)

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

- Perumgozhi2,023 people
- Kammalampoondi1,987 people
- Marudham1,893 people
- Thriupulivanam1,821 people
- Athyurmelduli1,812 people
- Alisoor1,751 people
- Elanagar1,725 people
- Visoor1,686 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kavithandalam?603106
- How far is Kavithandalam from Kancheepuram?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kavithandalam?1,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kavithandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kavithandalam?74.4% (Census 2011)