# Buthangudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/buthangudi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Buthangudi Buthangudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608702**. The 2011 Census counted **4,450 people in 1,138 households**, the 7th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 4,450people (2011) - 1,138households - 74.7%literacy - 608702PIN code ## Buthangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buthangudi is 608702.** Buthangudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608702 - Gram panchayatBoothangudi - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636825 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buthangudi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)2 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 Buthangudi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Buthangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Buthangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 55% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Buthangudi Of every 100 households in Buthangudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Buthangudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **69% Tap water ****64%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **70% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****70%** **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 Buthangudi? ■ Buthangudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **899 Working population ****45.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (27%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 623 (31%) · **■** Marginal 691 (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 - Silambimangalam5,695 people - Mutlur5,188 people - Lalpuram4,678 people - C.Kothangudi4,643 people - Periyapattu4,420 people - C.Thandeswaranallur4,159 people - Villiyanallur4,100 people - Vallampadugai3,945 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Buthangudi?608702 - How far is Buthangudi from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Buthangudi?4,450 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buthangudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Buthangudi?74.7% (Census 2011)