# Porpandal Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/porpandal/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Porpandal Porpandal is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 253 households**, the 47th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 941people (2011) - 253households - 75.7%literacy - 603107PIN code ## Porpandal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porpandal is 603107.** Porpandal falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603107 - Gram panchayatPorpandal - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porpandal from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)18 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 Porpandal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Porpandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salavakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Athur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Porpandal known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 54% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Porpandal Of every 100 households in Porpandal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Porpandal · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****22%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **72% Use banking services ****56%** **43% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****69%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Porpandal? ■ Porpandal · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **951 Working population ****51.3%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.4% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (13%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (23%) · **■** Marginal 160 (33%) 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 - Sirumailur1,029 people - Kattankulam1,028 people - Ammaiyappanallur990 people - Kunnavakkam955 people - Peranakkavur926 people - Kadalmangalam890 people - Ozhaiyur888 people - Vichoor883 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porpandal?603107 - How far is Porpandal from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Porpandal?941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porpandal in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porpandal?75.7% (Census 2011)