# Kallarapadi Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai 

# Kallarapadi

Kallarapadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 445 households**, the 52nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 445households
- 57.7%literacy
- 606702PIN code

## Kallarapadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallarapadi is 606702.** Kallarapadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606702
- Gram panchayatKallarpadi
- Community development blockPudupalayam
- Census village code631880

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kallarapadi from nearby towns?

- Chengam (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Pudupalayam (nearest town)17 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 Kallarapadi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kallarapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kallarapadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 38% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Kallarapadi

Of every 100 households in Kallarapadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kallarapadi · ■ Chengam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****14%**

**29%

Television ****92%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kallarapadi?

■ Kallarapadi · ■ Chengam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**885

Working population ****54.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 47.1% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 653 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (5%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 Chengam

- Melchengam2,101 people
- Japthikariyandal2,035 people
- Anwarabath2,010 people
- Manmalai2,004 people
- C.Gengampattu1,998 people
- Vadamathur1,993 people
- Neepathurai1,938 people
- Vinnavanur1,926 people

[All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallarapadi?606702
- How far is Kallarapadi from Tiruvannamalai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kallarapadi?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallarapadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallarapadi?57.7% (Census 2011)
