# Silambakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Silambakkam

Silambakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631603**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 114 households**, the 92nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 461people (2011)
- 114households
- 65.2%literacy
- 631603PIN code

## Silambakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silambakkam is 631603.** Silambakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631603
- Gram panchayatSilambakkam
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629750

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

## How far is Silambakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)26 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 Silambakkam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Silambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaliyampoondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannikulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Silambakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 34% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Silambakkam

Of every 100 households in Silambakkam in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silambakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**72%

Use banking services ****24%**

**43%

Television ****85%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**25%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Silambakkam?

■ Silambakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**951

Working population ****42.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (13%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Pulivoy491 people
- Murukkeri485 people
- Oddanthangal478 people
- Alapakkam462 people
- Chinnalambadi434 people
- Vinnamangalam421 people
- Valathodu409 people
- Andithangal406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silambakkam?631603
- How far is Silambakkam from Kancheepuram?26 km by road
- What is the population of Silambakkam?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silambakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Silambakkam?65.2% (Census 2011)