Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram is a Town and Taluka in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Kancheepuram Block (CD) is 05707. Total area of kancheepuram taluka is 636 km² including 581.32 km² rural area and 54.90 km² urban area. Kancheepuram taluka has a population of 4,97,711 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,75,085 while rural population is 2,22,626. Kancheepuram has a sex ratio of approximately 1001 females for every 1,000 males. Kancheepuram taluka has a population density of 782 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,24,877 houses in the sub-district, including 69,314 urban houses and 55,563 rural houses.
When it comes to literacy, 71.85% population of kancheepuram taluka is literate, out of which 77.83% males and 65.86% females are literate. There are about 169 villages in kancheepuram taluka, which you can browse from kancheepuram taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
List of Villages in Kancheepuram Taluka
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agaram | Agaram | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 2 | Alapakkam | Alapakkam | Kancheepuram (20 km) |
| 3 | Alavandarmedu | Narapakkam | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 4 | Alavur | Varanavasi | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 5 | Ambakkam | Varanavasi | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 6 | Angambakkam | Angambakkam | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 7 | Ariyambakkam | Ariyambakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 8 | Ariyaperumbakkam | Ariyaperumpakkam | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 9 | Arpakkam | Arpaakkam | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 10 | Asoor | Asoor | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 11 | Athipattu | N/A | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 12 | Athivakkam | Athivakkam | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 13 | Attuputhur | Attuputhur | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 14 | Avalur | Avalur | Walajabad (4 km) |
| 15 | Ayimicheri | Aymicheri | Walajabad (10 km) |
| 16 | Ayyampettai | Ayyampettai | Kancheepuram |
| 17 | Bavasahibpettai | Poosivakkam | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 18 | Chinnamadurapakkam | Venbakkam | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 19 | Chithaathur | Elayanarvelur | Walajabad (10 km) |
| 20 | Chitterimedu | N/A | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 21 | Damal | Damal | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 22 | Devariyambakkam | Devariyambakkam | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 23 | Ekanampettai | Ekanampettai | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 24 | Elayanarvelur | Elayanarvelur | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 25 | Enadur | Enadur | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 26 | Erivoy | Muthyalpettai | Kancheepuram (9 km) |
| 27 | Govindavadi | Govindavadi | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 28 | Illuppapattu | Illuppapattu | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 29 | Injambakkam | Injambakkam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 30 | Iyangarkulam | Ayyangarkulam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 31 | Kalakattur | Kalakattoor | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 32 | Kaliyanur | Kaliyanoor | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 33 | Kallipattu | Puthagaram | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 34 | Kalur | Kallur | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 35 | Kambarajapuram | Kambarajapuram | Kancheepuram (19 km) |
| 36 | Kamugampallam | Valathottam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 37 | Kanakambakkam | N/A | Kancheepuram (22 km) |
| 38 | Karai | Karai | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 39 | Karuppadithattadai | Karuppadithattadai | Kancheepuram (3 km) |
| 40 | Karur | Karur | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 41 | Kattavakkam | Kattavakkam | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 42 | Kavanthandalam | Kavanthandalam | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 43 | Kilambi | Keelambi | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 44 | Kilar | Kilar | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 45 | Kilkadirpoor | Keelkadirpur | Sevilimedu (1 km) |
| 46 | Kilottivakkam | Keelottivakkam | Walajabad (3 km) |
| 47 | Kilputhur | Asoor | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 48 | Kolathur | Asoor | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 49 | Kolivakkam | Kolivakkam | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 50 | Konerikuppam | Konerikuppam | Kancheepuram |
| 51 | Kosapattu | Thollazhi | Walajabad (10 km) |
| 52 | Kottavakkam | Kottavakkam | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 53 | Kovalavedu | Aymicheri | Walajabad (13 km) |
| 54 | Koyambakkam | Villivalam | Walajabad (10 km) |
| 55 | Kunnavakkam | Kunnavakkam | Walajabad (17 km) |
| 56 | Kuram | Kooram | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 57 | Kuruvimalai | Kalakattoor | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 58 | Kuthirambakkam | Kuthirambakkam | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 59 | Madapuram | N/A | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 60 | Madavilagam | Thenneri | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 61 | Magaral | Magaral | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 62 | Mangalpadi | Melkadirpur | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 63 | Maniyachi | Uveri | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 64 | Manjamedu | Kattavakkam | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 65 | Marutham | Marutham | Walajabad (11 km) |
| 66 | Melambi | N/A | Kancheepuram (9 km) |
| 67 | Melbangaram | Muttavakkam | Kancheepuram (14 km) |
| 68 | Melkadirpoor | Melkadirpur | Sevilimedu (4 km) |
| 69 | Melottivakkam | Melottivakkam | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 70 | Melputhur | Asoor | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 71 | Mettukuppam | Melkadirpur | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 72 | Moolapattu | Kottavakkam | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 73 | Murukkanthangal | Nedumaram | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 74 | Musaravakkam | Musaravakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 75 | Muthavedu | Muthavedu | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 76 | Muthialpettai | Muthyalpettai | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 77 | Muttavakkam | Muttavakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 78 | Naickenkuppam | Nayakkenkuppam | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 79 | Naickenpettai | Nayakkenpettai | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 80 | Nallur | Poonthandalam | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 81 | Narapakkam | Narapakkam | Sevilimedu (5 km) |
| 82 | Nathanallur | Nathanallur | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 83 | Nattapettai | N/A | Kancheepuram |
| 84 | Navettikulam | Aymicheri | Walajabad (12 km) |
| 85 | Neervalur | Ariyambakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 86 | Nelveli | Asoor | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 87 | Nelvoy | 144 Thandalam | Kancheepuram (17 km) |
| 88 | Nummappattu | Athivakkam | Kancheepuram (17 km) |
| 89 | Oddanthangal | Nayakkenkuppam | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 90 | Olaiyur | Olaiyur | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 91 | Olakkalpattu | Olakkolpattu | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 92 | Orikkai | N/A | Kancheepuram |
| 93 | Padappam | Muthyalpettai | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 94 | Padunelli | Paduneli | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 95 | Palayaseevaram | Palaiyaseevaram | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 96 | Pappankuzhi | N/A | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 97 | Parandur | Paranthur | Kancheepuram (14 km) |
| 98 | Periamadurapakkam | N/A | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 99 | Periyakarambur | Injambakkam | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 100 | Perumanallur | Keelperamanallur | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 101 | Perumbakkam | Perumbakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 102 | Pitchavadi | Muthavedu | Kancheepuram (11 km) |
| 103 | Podavur | N/A | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 104 | Pondavakkam | Kottavakkam | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 105 | Poondithangal | Vedal | Kancheepuram (9 km) |
| 106 | Poosivakkam | Poosivakkam | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 107 | Pudupakkam | Puthapakkam | Kancheepuram (11 km) |
| 108 | Puliyambakkam | Puliyambakkam | Walajabad (3 km) |
| 109 | Pullalur | Pullalur | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 110 | Pullambakkam | 139 Thandalam | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 111 | Punjarasanthangal | Punjarasanthangal | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 112 | Purisai | Purisai | Kancheepuram (22 km) |
| 113 | Puthagaram | Puthagaram | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 114 | Putheri | Tholar | Kancheepuram (13 km) |
| 115 | Sadathangal | N/A | Kancheepuram (9 km) |
| 116 | Seeyamangalam | Thimmarajampettai | Walajabad (3 km) |
| 117 | Seeyati | Karai | Kancheepuram (9 km) |
| 118 | Sekkankulam | Attuputhur | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 119 | Semanthangal | N/A | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 120 | Sembarambakkam | Ariyaperumpakkam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 121 | Singadivakkam | Singadivakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 122 | Sinnivakkam | Sinnivakkam | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 123 | Sirukaveripakkam | Sirukaveripakkam | Kancheepuram |
| 124 | Sirunaiperugal | Sirunaiperugal | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 125 | Sirupagal | Sinnivakkam | Walajabad (11 km) |
| 126 | Siruvakkam | Siruvakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 127 | Siruvallur | Siruvallur | Kancheepuram (11 km) |
| 128 | Siruvedal | Athivakkam | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 129 | Sittiyambakkam | Illuppapattu | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 130 | Suramenikuppam | Alapakkam | Kancheepuram (21 km) |
| 131 | Thaipakkam | Damal | Kancheepuram (18 km) |
| 132 | Thalaiyillillaperumbakkam | N/A | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 133 | Thalayampattu | Varanavasi | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 134 | Thammanur | Thammanur | Walajabad (4 km) |
| 135 | Thandalam | 139 Thandalam | Kancheepuram (22 km) |
| 136 | Thangi | Thangai | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 137 | Thenambakkam | N/A | Kancheepuram |
| 138 | Thenneri | Thenneri | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 139 | Thimmaiyanpettai | Thimmayanpettai | Walajabad (6 km) |
| 140 | Thimmarajampettai | Thimmarajampettai | Walajabad (3 km) |
| 141 | Thimmasamudram | Thimmasamudram | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 142 | Thirumalpattu | Athivakkam | Kancheepuram (17 km) |
| 143 | Thiruppukuzhi | Thiruppukuzhi | Kancheepuram (15 km) |
| 144 | Thiruvenkaranai | Thiruvangaranai | Walajabad (15 km) |
| 145 | Thodur | Thodur | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 146 | Thollazhi | Thollazhi | Walajabad (17 km) |
| 147 | Thonankulam | Devariyambakkam | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 148 | Thulukkanthandalam | Ariyaperumpakkam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 149 | Tirumalpadithangal | N/A | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 150 | Ullavur | Ullavoor | Walajabad (14 km) |
| 151 | Uthukadu | Kithiripettai | Walajabad (5 km) |
| 152 | Uveri | Uveri | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 153 | Vadaveripattu | Sinnivakkam | Walajabad (12 km) |
| 154 | Vaiyavur | Vaiyavur | Kancheepuram (5 km) |
| 155 | Valathottam | Valathottam | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 156 | Valathur | Valathur | Kancheepuram (20 km) |
| 157 | Valluvapakkam | Muthyalpettai | Walajabad (6 km) |
| 158 | Varanavasi | Varanavasi | Walajabad (8 km) |
| 159 | Vathiyur | Olakkolpattu | Kancheepuram (16 km) |
| 160 | Vedal | Vedal | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
| 161 | Veliyur | Veliyur | Kancheepuram (12 km) |
| 162 | Vembakkam | Venbakkam | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 163 | Vengudi | Keelottivakkam | Walajabad (3 km) |
| 164 | Vilagam | Kattavakkam | Walajabad (7 km) |
| 165 | Villivalam | Villivalam | Walajabad (9 km) |
| 166 | Vippedu | Vippedu | Sevilimedu (4 km) |
| 167 | Vishakandikuppam | Injambakkam | Kancheepuram (7 km) |
| 168 | Vishar | Vishar | Kancheepuram (10 km) |
| 169 | Vitchanthangal | Kalakattoor | Kancheepuram (8 km) |
Population of Kancheepuram Taluka
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,22,626 | 2,75,085 | 4,97,711 |
| Male Population | 1,11,553 | 1,37,154 | 2,48,707 |
| Female Population | 1,11,073 | 1,37,931 | 2,49,004 |
| Population Density | 383 / km² | 5,011 / km² | 782 / km² |
Households in Kancheepuram Taluka
| Particulars | Households |
|---|---|
| Rural Households | 55,563 |
| Urban Households | 69,314 |
| Total Households | 1,24,877 |