# Kakkavakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/kakkavakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Kakkavakkam Kakkavakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,337 people in 357 households**, the 42nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,337people (2011) - 357households - 78.5%literacy - 601102PIN code ## Kakkavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakkavakkam is 601102.** Kakkavakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601102 - Gram panchayatKakkavakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628804 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakkavakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road - Arani (nearest town)8 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 Kakkavakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kakkavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Periyapalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palavakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Kakkavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 36% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Kakkavakkam Of every 100 households in Kakkavakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kakkavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **64% Use banking services ****63%** **38% Television ****97%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kakkavakkam? ■ Kakkavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **960 Working population ****49.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 71.7% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (13%) · **■** Marginal 385 (58%) 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 - Puducheri1,419 people - Senjiagaram1,394 people - Vannankuppam1,390 people - Sengarai1,368 people - Ananderi1,316 people - Attrambakkam1,306 people - Athangikavanur1,301 people - Soolaimani1,199 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakkavakkam?601102 - How far is Kakkavakkam from Thiruvallur?35 km by road - What is the population of Kakkavakkam?1,337 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakkavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kakkavakkam?78.5% (Census 2011)