# Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu 

# Chidambaram

Chidambaram is a sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **467,909 people**, 9 towns and 174 villages (171 inhabited). The largest village is Ariyakoshti (8,150 people).

- 467,909people (2011)
- 174villages
- 9towns
- 82.5%literacy

## Population of Chidambaram compared with Cuddalore

■ Chidambaram · ■ Cuddalore district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**896

Working population ****43.8%**

**44.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chidambaram

Of every 100 households in Chidambaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chidambaram · ■ Cuddalore district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**62%

Tap water ****64%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**59%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****83%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Chidambaram

- Chidambaram62,153 people
- Parangipettai25,541 people
- Bhuvanagiri21,956 people
- Annamalai Nagar16,289 people
- Killai13,608 people
- Sethiathoppu8,824 people
- Usuppur8,221 people
- Pallippadai6,369 people
- Chidambaram6,039 people

## Largest villages in Chidambaram

- Ariyakoshti · 8,150 people
- Manjakuzhi · 5,949 people
- Silambimangalam · 5,695 people
- Mutlur · 5,188 people
- Lalpuram · 4,678 people
- C.Kothangudi · 4,643 people
- Buthangudi · 4,450 people
- Periyapattu · 4,420 people
- C.Thandeswaranallur · 4,159 people
- Villiyanallur · 4,100 people
- Vallampadugai · 3,945 people
- Kothattai · 3,928 people
- Erumbur · 3,738 people
- Veeramudaiyanatham · 3,705 people
- Velayamadevi kilpathi · 3,598 people
- Keerapalayam · 3,516 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chidambaram?174 (171 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chidambaram in?Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Chidambaram?467,909 (Census 2011)