# Nerkundram Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/nerkundram/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Nerkundram Nerkundram is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 162 households**, the 81st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 624people (2011) - 162households - 62.7%literacy - 603107PIN code ## Nerkundram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkundram is 603107.** Nerkundram falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603107 - Gram panchayatAnambakkam - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629816 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkundram from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)37 km by road - Walajabad (nearest town)17 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 Nerkundram? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Anambakkam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salavakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Walajabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Nerkundram known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 24% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Nerkundram Of every 100 households in Nerkundram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerkundram · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **83% Tap water ****74%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **72% Use banking services ****14%** **43% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nerkundram? ■ Nerkundram · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **951 Working population ****54.0%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 202 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 124 (37%) 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 - Thottanaval660 people - Kaithandalam644 people - Rettamangalam637 people - Mambakkam627 people - Thiruvanaikoil598 people - Chitalapakkam592 people - Melpakkam581 people - Poonthandalam559 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkundram?603107 - How far is Nerkundram from Kancheepuram?37 km by road - What is the population of Nerkundram?624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkundram in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkundram?62.7% (Census 2011)