# Azhichikudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/azhichikudi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Azhichikudi Azhichikudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 563 households**, the 39th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,308people (2011) - 563households - 85.9%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Azhichikudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Azhichikudi is 608601.** Azhichikudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatAzhichikudi - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636805 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Azhichikudi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)36 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 Azhichikudi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Azhichikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Azhichikudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and sugarcane**. About 56% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Azhichikudi Of every 100 households in Azhichikudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Azhichikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **69% Tap water ****69%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **70% Use banking services ****31%** **44% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****45%** **63% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Azhichikudi? ■ Azhichikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **899 Working population ****53.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.3% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (30%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 596 (48%) 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 - Veyyalur2,354 people - Sendirakillai2,343 people - Tillaividangan2,340 people - Miralur2,335 people - Nellikollai2,282 people - Agara Alambadi2,232 people - K.Adoor2,200 people - Alambadi2,138 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Azhichikudi?608601 - How far is Azhichikudi from Cuddalore?36 km by road - What is the population of Azhichikudi?2,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Azhichikudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Azhichikudi?85.9% (Census 2011)