# Kadapakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/kadapakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Kadapakkam Kadapakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 302 households**, the 62nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,126people (2011) - 302households - 65.4%literacy - 601203PIN code ## Kadapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadapakkam is 601203.** Kadapakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601203 - Gram panchayatKadapakkam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadapakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)56 km by road - Minjur (nearest town)14 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 Kadapakkam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kadapakkam; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Voyalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Minjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kadapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Kadapakkam Of every 100 households in Kadapakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kadapakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****3%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **62% Tap water ****57%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **49% Use banking services ****60%** **36% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****38%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****87%** **89% 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 Kadapakkam? ■ Kadapakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **964 Working population ****49.4%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.8% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 459 (83%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Ponneri - Athamanjeri1,186 people - Devadanam1,181 people - Devambattu1,161 people - Kalpakkam1,136 people - Seliambedu1,110 people - Malliankuppam1,056 people - Thottakadu1,053 people - Mafaskanpet1,018 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadapakkam?601203 - How far is Kadapakkam from Thiruvallur?56 km by road - What is the population of Kadapakkam?1,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadapakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadapakkam?65.4% (Census 2011)