# Ayipettai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/ayipettai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Ayipettai Ayipettai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,651 people in 409 households**, the 72nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,651people (2011) - 409households - 72.0%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Ayipettai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ayipettai is 608201.** Ayipettai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatAyeepettai - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ayipettai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)58 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)6 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 Ayipettai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ayipettai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 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 Ayipettai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 57% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Ayipettai Of every 100 households in Ayipettai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ayipettai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****27%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **69% Tap water ****89%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **70% Use banking services ****70%** **44% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **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 Ayipettai? ■ Ayipettai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **899 Working population ****52.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (17%) · **■** Marginal 276 (32%) 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 - Manjakkollai1,728 people - Nakkaravanthangudi1,724 people - Kiliyanur1,718 people - Mathuranthaganallur1,679 people - Vazhakollai1,649 people - B.Arunmozhidevan1,641 people - Vaiyur1,613 people - Poolamedu1,605 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ayipettai?608201 - How far is Ayipettai from Cuddalore?58 km by road - What is the population of Ayipettai?1,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ayipettai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ayipettai?72.0% (Census 2011)