# Uchimalaikuppam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/uchimalaikuppam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Uchimalaikuppam Uchimalaikuppam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,134 people in 486 households**, the 47th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,134people (2011) - 486households - 74.9%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Uchimalaikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uchimalaikuppam is 606704.** Uchimalaikuppam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatUchimalaikuppam - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uchimalaikuppam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)20 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)14 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 Uchimalaikuppam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Uchimalaikuppam; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 · Eraiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Uchimalaikuppam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery and clay pots. About 43% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Uchimalaikuppam Of every 100 households in Uchimalaikuppam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Uchimalaikuppam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****79%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****32%** **29% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Uchimalaikuppam? ■ Uchimalaikuppam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **885 Working population ****47.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 429 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 55 (5%) 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 - Melnachipattu2,248 people - Elangunni2,201 people - Voividanthangal2,191 people - Mashar2,190 people - Melchengam2,101 people - Japthikariyandal2,035 people - Anwarabath2,010 people - Manmalai2,004 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uchimalaikuppam?606704 - How far is Uchimalaikuppam from Tiruvannamalai?20 km by road - What is the population of Uchimalaikuppam?2,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uchimalaikuppam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Uchimalaikuppam?74.9% (Census 2011)