# Chidimi Village, Veeraghattam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/veeraghattam/chidimi/ Village · Veeraghattam, Srikakulam # Chidimi Chidimi is a village in Veeraghattam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532460**. The 2011 Census counted **1,584 people in 367 households**, the 12th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,584people (2011) - 367households - 47.5%literacy - 532460PIN code ## Chidimi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chidimi is 532460.** Chidimi falls in Veeraghattam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532460 - Gram panchayatChidimi - Community development blockVeeraghattam - Census village code579938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chidimi from nearby towns? - Veeraghattam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)60 km by road - Parvathipuram (nearest town)28 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 Chidimi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chidimi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeraghattam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Veeraghattam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Chidimi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Chidimi Of every 100 households in Chidimi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chidimi · ■ Veeraghattam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****47%** **38% Television ****33%** **37% Mobile phone ****43%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **43% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Chidimi? ■ Chidimi · ■ Veeraghattam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **968 Working population ****61.6%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 37.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 72 (7%) 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 Veeraghattam - Hussain Puram2,171 people - Kambara2,142 people - Narsipuram1,705 people - Neelanagaram1,687 people - Nadimikella1,507 people - Dasumantha Puram1,496 people - Tudi1,456 people - Palametta Viziaramapuram1,380 people [All 41 villages in Veeraghattam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/veeraghattam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chidimi?532460 - How far is Chidimi from Srikakulam?60 km by road - What is the population of Chidimi?1,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chidimi in?Srikakulam district (Veeraghattam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chidimi?47.5% (Census 2011)