# Ambigapuram Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/ambigapuram/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Ambigapuram Ambigapuram is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **412 people in 113 households**, the 167th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 412people (2011) - 113households - 84.5%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Ambigapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambigapuram is 608002.** Ambigapuram falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatKavarapattu - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636890 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambigapuram from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)61 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)7 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 Ambigapuram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ambigapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jayamkondapattanam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Ambigapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and mulberry**. About 76% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Ambigapuram Of every 100 households in Ambigapuram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ambigapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****0%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **69% Tap water ****99%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **70% Use banking services ****0%** **44% Television ****100%** **89% Mobile phone ****100%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ambigapuram? ■ Ambigapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **899 Working population ****58.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 80.3% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 230 (96%) 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 - Pungudi499 people - Thalaikulam481 people - Alamelumangapuram461 people - Manakkudaiyaniruppu460 people - T.Madappuram392 people - Vadakkuviruthangam254 people - Esanai245 people - Melchokkanathanpettai153 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambigapuram?608002 - How far is Ambigapuram from Cuddalore?61 km by road - What is the population of Ambigapuram?412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambigapuram in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ambigapuram?84.5% (Census 2011)