# Kannambakkam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Kannambakkam

Kannambakkam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 317 households**, the 44th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 317households
- 60.1%literacy
- 601202PIN code

## Kannambakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kannambakkam is 601202.** Kannambakkam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601202
- Gram panchayatKannambakkam
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628552

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

## How far is Kannambakkam from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gummidipoondi (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 Kannambakkam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kannambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathirivedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kannambakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 69% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Kannambakkam

Of every 100 households in Kannambakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kannambakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**60%

Use banking services ****70%**

**38%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Kannambakkam?

■ Kannambakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**965

Working population ****49.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 51.0% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (70%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 109 (19%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Gummidipoondi

- Soorapundi1,480 people
- Getnamallee1,465 people
- Karumbukuppam1,457 people
- Chedilpakkam1,369 people
- Poovalambedu1,056 people
- Medhipalayam1,052 people
- Poovalai1,033 people
- Rettambedu965 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kannambakkam?601202
- How far is Kannambakkam from Thiruvallur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kannambakkam?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kannambakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kannambakkam?60.1% (Census 2011)