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.

List of Villages in Kancheepuram Taluka

Kancheepuram Taluka has a total of 169 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Kancheepuram Taluka, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Agaram Agaram Walajabad (7 km)
2Alapakkam Alapakkam Kancheepuram (20 km)
3Alavandarmedu Narapakkam Kancheepuram (10 km)
4Alavur Varanavasi Walajabad (8 km)
5Ambakkam Varanavasi Walajabad (8 km)
6Angambakkam Angambakkam Walajabad (5 km)
7Ariyambakkam Ariyambakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
8Ariyaperumbakkam Ariyaperumpakkam Kancheepuram (12 km)
9Arpakkam Arpaakkam Kancheepuram (12 km)
10Asoor Asoor Walajabad (7 km)
11Athipattu N/A Walajabad (5 km)
12Athivakkam Athivakkam Kancheepuram (18 km)
13Attuputhur Attuputhur Kancheepuram (15 km)
14Avalur Avalur Walajabad (4 km)
15Ayimicheri Aymicheri Walajabad (10 km)
16Ayyampettai Ayyampettai Kancheepuram
17Bavasahibpettai Poosivakkam Walajabad (5 km)
18Chinnamadurapakkam Venbakkam Walajabad (9 km)
19Chithaathur Elayanarvelur Walajabad (10 km)
20Chitterimedu N/A Kancheepuram (5 km)
21Damal Damal Kancheepuram (15 km)
22Devariyambakkam Devariyambakkam Walajabad (7 km)
23Ekanampettai Ekanampettai Walajabad (7 km)
24Elayanarvelur Elayanarvelur Walajabad (8 km)
25Enadur Enadur Kancheepuram (5 km)
26Erivoy Muthyalpettai Kancheepuram (9 km)
27Govindavadi Govindavadi Kancheepuram (15 km)
28Illuppapattu Illuppapattu Kancheepuram (10 km)
29Injambakkam Injambakkam Kancheepuram (8 km)
30Iyangarkulam Ayyangarkulam Kancheepuram (8 km)
31Kalakattur Kalakattoor Kancheepuram (7 km)
32Kaliyanur Kaliyanoor Kancheepuram (7 km)
33Kallipattu Puthagaram Walajabad (8 km)
34Kalur Kallur Kancheepuram (12 km)
35Kambarajapuram Kambarajapuram Kancheepuram (19 km)
36Kamugampallam Valathottam Kancheepuram (8 km)
37Kanakambakkam N/A Kancheepuram (22 km)
38Karai Karai Kancheepuram (8 km)
39Karuppadithattadai Karuppadithattadai Kancheepuram (3 km)
40Karur Karur Kancheepuram (10 km)
41Kattavakkam Kattavakkam Walajabad (5 km)
42Kavanthandalam Kavanthandalam Walajabad (8 km)
43Kilambi Keelambi Kancheepuram (7 km)
44Kilar Kilar Kancheepuram (18 km)
45Kilkadirpoor Keelkadirpur Sevilimedu (1 km)
46Kilottivakkam Keelottivakkam Walajabad (3 km)
47Kilputhur Asoor Walajabad (7 km)
48Kolathur Asoor Walajabad (7 km)
49Kolivakkam Kolivakkam Kancheepuram (10 km)
50Konerikuppam Konerikuppam Kancheepuram
51Kosapattu Thollazhi Walajabad (10 km)
52Kottavakkam Kottavakkam Kancheepuram (16 km)
53Kovalavedu Aymicheri Walajabad (13 km)
54Koyambakkam Villivalam Walajabad (10 km)
55Kunnavakkam Kunnavakkam Walajabad (17 km)
56Kuram Kooram Kancheepuram (10 km)
57Kuruvimalai Kalakattoor Kancheepuram (7 km)
58Kuthirambakkam Kuthirambakkam Kancheepuram (12 km)
59Madapuram N/A Kancheepuram (10 km)
60Madavilagam Thenneri Walajabad (8 km)
61Magaral Magaral Kancheepuram (16 km)
62Mangalpadi Melkadirpur Kancheepuram (7 km)
63Maniyachi Uveri Kancheepuram (15 km)
64Manjamedu Kattavakkam Walajabad (7 km)
65Marutham Marutham Walajabad (11 km)
66Melambi N/A Kancheepuram (9 km)
67Melbangaram Muttavakkam Kancheepuram (14 km)
68Melkadirpoor Melkadirpur Sevilimedu (4 km)
69Melottivakkam Melottivakkam Kancheepuram (12 km)
70Melputhur Asoor Walajabad (5 km)
71Mettukuppam Melkadirpur Kancheepuram (7 km)
72Moolapattu Kottavakkam Kancheepuram (18 km)
73Murukkanthangal Nedumaram Kancheepuram (8 km)
74Musaravakkam Musaravakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
75Muthavedu Muthavedu Kancheepuram (12 km)
76Muthialpettai Muthyalpettai Kancheepuram (8 km)
77Muttavakkam Muttavakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
78Naickenkuppam Nayakkenkuppam Walajabad (5 km)
79Naickenpettai Nayakkenpettai Walajabad (5 km)
80Nallur Poonthandalam Kancheepuram (5 km)
81Narapakkam Narapakkam Sevilimedu (5 km)
82Nathanallur Nathanallur Walajabad (5 km)
83Nattapettai N/A Kancheepuram
84Navettikulam Aymicheri Walajabad (12 km)
85Neervalur Ariyambakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
86Nelveli Asoor Walajabad (7 km)
87Nelvoy 144 Thandalam Kancheepuram (17 km)
88Nummappattu Athivakkam Kancheepuram (17 km)
89Oddanthangal Nayakkenkuppam Walajabad (7 km)
90Olaiyur Olaiyur Kancheepuram (8 km)
91Olakkalpattu Olakkolpattu Kancheepuram (16 km)
92Orikkai N/A Kancheepuram
93Padappam Muthyalpettai Walajabad (7 km)
94Padunelli Paduneli Kancheepuram (16 km)
95Palayaseevaram Palaiyaseevaram Walajabad (5 km)
96Pappankuzhi N/A Kancheepuram (5 km)
97Parandur Paranthur Kancheepuram (14 km)
98Periamadurapakkam N/A Walajabad (9 km)
99Periyakarambur Injambakkam Kancheepuram (7 km)
100Perumanallur Keelperamanallur Kancheepuram (10 km)
101Perumbakkam Perumbakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
102Pitchavadi Muthavedu Kancheepuram (11 km)
103Podavur N/A Kancheepuram (15 km)
104Pondavakkam Kottavakkam Kancheepuram (16 km)
105Poondithangal Vedal Kancheepuram (9 km)
106Poosivakkam Poosivakkam Walajabad (5 km)
107Pudupakkam Puthapakkam Kancheepuram (11 km)
108Puliyambakkam Puliyambakkam Walajabad (3 km)
109Pullalur Pullalur Kancheepuram (18 km)
110Pullambakkam 139 Thandalam Kancheepuram (18 km)
111Punjarasanthangal Punjarasanthangal Kancheepuram (8 km)
112Purisai Purisai Kancheepuram (22 km)
113Puthagaram Puthagaram Walajabad (8 km)
114Putheri Tholar Kancheepuram (13 km)
115Sadathangal N/A Kancheepuram (9 km)
116Seeyamangalam Thimmarajampettai Walajabad (3 km)
117Seeyati Karai Kancheepuram (9 km)
118Sekkankulam Attuputhur Kancheepuram (15 km)
119Semanthangal N/A Kancheepuram (8 km)
120Sembarambakkam Ariyaperumpakkam Kancheepuram (8 km)
121Singadivakkam Singadivakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
122Sinnivakkam Sinnivakkam Walajabad (9 km)
123Sirukaveripakkam Sirukaveripakkam Kancheepuram
124Sirunaiperugal Sirunaiperugal Kancheepuram (16 km)
125Sirupagal Sinnivakkam Walajabad (11 km)
126Siruvakkam Siruvakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
127Siruvallur Siruvallur Kancheepuram (11 km)
128Siruvedal Athivakkam Kancheepuram (15 km)
129Sittiyambakkam Illuppapattu Kancheepuram (10 km)
130Suramenikuppam Alapakkam Kancheepuram (21 km)
131Thaipakkam Damal Kancheepuram (18 km)
132Thalaiyillillaperumbakkam N/A Kancheepuram (10 km)
133Thalayampattu Varanavasi Walajabad (8 km)
134Thammanur Thammanur Walajabad (4 km)
135Thandalam 139 Thandalam Kancheepuram (22 km)
136Thangi Thangai Walajabad (5 km)
137Thenambakkam N/A Kancheepuram
138Thenneri Thenneri Walajabad (8 km)
139Thimmaiyanpettai Thimmayanpettai Walajabad (6 km)
140Thimmarajampettai Thimmarajampettai Walajabad (3 km)
141Thimmasamudram Thimmasamudram Kancheepuram (5 km)
142Thirumalpattu Athivakkam Kancheepuram (17 km)
143Thiruppukuzhi Thiruppukuzhi Kancheepuram (15 km)
144Thiruvenkaranai Thiruvangaranai Walajabad (15 km)
145Thodur Thodur Kancheepuram (16 km)
146Thollazhi Thollazhi Walajabad (17 km)
147Thonankulam Devariyambakkam Walajabad (9 km)
148Thulukkanthandalam Ariyaperumpakkam Kancheepuram (8 km)
149Tirumalpadithangal N/A Kancheepuram (7 km)
150Ullavur Ullavoor Walajabad (14 km)
151Uthukadu Kithiripettai Walajabad (5 km)
152Uveri Uveri Kancheepuram (12 km)
153Vadaveripattu Sinnivakkam Walajabad (12 km)
154Vaiyavur Vaiyavur Kancheepuram (5 km)
155Valathottam Valathottam Kancheepuram (8 km)
156Valathur Valathur Kancheepuram (20 km)
157Valluvapakkam Muthyalpettai Walajabad (6 km)
158Varanavasi Varanavasi Walajabad (8 km)
159Vathiyur Olakkolpattu Kancheepuram (16 km)
160Vedal Vedal Kancheepuram (8 km)
161Veliyur Veliyur Kancheepuram (12 km)
162Vembakkam Venbakkam Walajabad (9 km)
163Vengudi Keelottivakkam Walajabad (3 km)
164Vilagam Kattavakkam Walajabad (7 km)
165Villivalam Villivalam Walajabad (9 km)
166Vippedu Vippedu Sevilimedu (4 km)
167Vishakandikuppam Injambakkam Kancheepuram (7 km)
168Vishar Vishar Kancheepuram (10 km)
169Vitchanthangal Kalakattoor Kancheepuram (8 km)

Population of Kancheepuram Taluka

The population profile of Kancheepuram Taluka offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Kancheepuram's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total Population 4,97,711 2,22,626 2,75,085
Male Population 2,48,707 1,11,553 1,37,154
Female Population 2,49,004 1,11,073 1,37,931
Child Population (Age 0–6) 52,211 24,464 27,747
Male Child Population (Age 0–6) 26,502 12,417 14,085
Female Child Population (Age 0–6) 25,709 12,047 13,662
Literate Population 3,57,583 1,44,907 2,12,676
Literate Male Population 1,93,579 81,208 1,12,371
Literate Female Population 1,64,004 63,699 1,00,305
Illiterate Population 1,40,128 77,719 62,409
Illiterate Male Population 55,128 30,345 24,783
Illiterate Female Population 85,000 47,374 37,626
Total Households 1,24,877 55,563 69,314

Social Structure and Density

This section gives a clear view of the social makeup of Kancheepuram Taluka , highlighting how Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are spread across both rural and urban areas. It also includes population density data, which helps us understand how closely people live together in different parts of the tehsil.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total SC Population 1,04,853 78,291 26,562
SC Male Population 52,054 38,945 13,109
SC Female Population 52,799 39,346 13,453
Total ST Population 5,083 3,829 1,254
ST Male Population 2,520 1,906 614
ST Female Population 2,563 1,923 640
Population Density 782 / km² 383 / km² 5,011 / km²