# Alambadi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/alambadi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Alambadi Alambadi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,138 people in 530 households**, the 43rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,138people (2011) - 530households - 73.5%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Alambadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alambadi is 608602.** Alambadi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatAlambadi - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alambadi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)46 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)5 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 Alambadi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Alambadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Alambadi known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Alambadi Of every 100 households in Alambadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alambadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **69% Tap water ****93%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **70% Use banking services ****27%** **44% Television ****83%** **89% Mobile phone ****47%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Alambadi? ■ Alambadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **899 Working population ****59.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.2% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (49%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (14%) · **■** Marginal 430 (34%) 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 Chidambaram - Azhichikudi2,308 people - Nellikollai2,282 people - Agara Alambadi2,232 people - K.Adoor2,200 people - Kodippallam2,056 people - Sakkangudi2,043 people - Pannapattu2,034 people - Erukankattupadugai1,986 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alambadi?608602 - How far is Alambadi from Cuddalore?46 km by road - What is the population of Alambadi?2,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alambadi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alambadi?73.5% (Census 2011)