# Kalpakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/kalpakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Kalpakkam Kalpakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,136 people in 277 households**, the 61st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,136people (2011) - 277households - 71.7%literacy - 601203PIN code ## Kalpakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalpakkam is 601203.** Kalpakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601203 - Gram panchayatKalpakkam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalpakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Minjur (nearest town)4 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 Kalpakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalpakkam; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Minjur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Minjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kalpakkam known for? About 46% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Kalpakkam Of every 100 households in Kalpakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalpakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **62% Tap water ****34%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **49% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****95%** **92% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **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 Kalpakkam? ■ Kalpakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **964 Working population ****44.7%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 62.7% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (7%) · **■** Household industry 28 (6%) · **■** Other work 377 (74%) · **■** Marginal 36 (7%) 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 - Sembilivaram1,244 people - Athamanjeri1,186 people - Devadanam1,181 people - Devambattu1,161 people - Kadapakkam1,126 people - Seliambedu1,110 people - Malliankuppam1,056 people - Thottakadu1,053 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalpakkam?601203 - How far is Kalpakkam from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Kalpakkam?1,136 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalpakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalpakkam?71.7% (Census 2011)