# Serpakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Serpakkam

Serpakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603403**. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 147 households**, the 86th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 540people (2011)
- 147households
- 65.9%literacy
- 603403PIN code

## Serpakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Serpakkam is 603403.** Serpakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603403
- Gram panchayatThandarai
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629789

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

## How far is Serpakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)13 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 Serpakkam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Serpakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manampathy
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Serpakkam known for?

About 30% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Serpakkam

Of every 100 households in Serpakkam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Serpakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****64%**

**43%

Television ****84%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Serpakkam?

■ Serpakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**951

Working population ****65.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (29%) · **■** Marginal 221 (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

- Thiruvanaikoil598 people
- Chitalapakkam592 people
- Melpakkam581 people
- Poonthandalam559 people
- Seethananjeri494 people
- Pulivoy491 people
- Murukkeri485 people
- Oddanthangal478 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Serpakkam?603403
- How far is Serpakkam from Kancheepuram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Serpakkam?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Serpakkam?65.9% (Census 2011)