# Lachivakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/lachivakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Lachivakkam Lachivakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,481 people in 652 households**, the 15th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,481people (2011) - 652households - 64.2%literacy - 602028PIN code ## Lachivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lachivakkam is 602028.** Lachivakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602028 - Gram panchayatLachivakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lachivakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)32 km by road - Uthukkottai (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 Lachivakkam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Lachivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Periyapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perandur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Lachivakkam known for? About 57% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Lachivakkam Of every 100 households in Lachivakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lachivakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **64% Use banking services ****89%** **38% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Lachivakkam? ■ Lachivakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **960 Working population ****51.0%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 314 (25%) · **■** Marginal 147 (12%) 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 - Pondavakkam2,891 people - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people - Vellathukottai2,660 people - Perandur2,502 people - Velagapauram2,372 people - Meyyur2,357 people - Ammambakkam2,349 people - Boochiathipattu2,161 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lachivakkam?602028 - How far is Lachivakkam from Thiruvallur?32 km by road - What is the population of Lachivakkam?2,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lachivakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Lachivakkam?64.2% (Census 2011)