# Gerugambakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/gerugambakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Gerugambakkam Gerugambakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602023**. The 2011 Census counted **615 people in 157 households**, the 66th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 615people (2011) - 157households - 65.8%literacy - 602023PIN code ## Gerugambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerugambakkam is 602023.** Gerugambakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602023 - Gram panchayatDevandavakkam - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerugambakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)22 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)10 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 Gerugambakkam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gerugambakkam; 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Gerugambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and chilli**. About 24% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Gerugambakkam Of every 100 households in Gerugambakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerugambakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****0%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **64% Use banking services ****10%** **38% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****73%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Gerugambakkam? ■ Gerugambakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156** **960 Working population ****51.1%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 53.5% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (38%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Uthukkottai - Avicheri655 people - Devandavakkam637 people - Kilakarmanur633 people - Enambakkam629 people - Gurupuram601 people - Vadathillai598 people - Perittivakkam565 people - Thumbakkam553 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerugambakkam?602023 - How far is Gerugambakkam from Thiruvallur?22 km by road - What is the population of Gerugambakkam?615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerugambakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gerugambakkam?65.8% (Census 2011)