# Ambapuram Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/ambapuram/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Ambapuram Ambapuram is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 365 households**, the 97th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,296people (2011) - 365households - 77.7%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Ambapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambapuram is 608704.** Ambapuram falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatAmbapuram - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambapuram from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Sethiathoppu (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 Ambapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ambapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college10+ km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pinnalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 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 Ambapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 85% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Ambapuram Of every 100 households in Ambapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ambapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **69% Tap water ****97%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****25%** **44% Television ****86%** **89% Mobile phone ****38%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Ambapuram? ■ Ambapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **899 Working population ****49.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 68.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (79%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (10%) · **■** Marginal 61 (10%) 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 - Vada Harirajapuram1,342 people - Thavarthampattu1,317 people - Tiruppaninatham1,310 people - Krishnapuram1,301 people - Mugaiyur1,261 people - Uluthur1,254 people - Thandavarayancholanganpettai1,243 people - Vaiyalamur1,226 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambapuram?608704 - How far is Ambapuram from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Ambapuram?1,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambapuram in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ambapuram?77.7% (Census 2011)