# Chinna Nerkunam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/chinna-nerkunam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Chinna Nerkunam Chinna Nerkunam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 272 households**, the 119th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,064people (2011) - 272households - 80.0%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Chinna Nerkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chinna Nerkunam is 608704.** Chinna Nerkunam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatChinna Nerkunam - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636775 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chinna Nerkunam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)56 km by road - Sethiathoppu (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 Chinna Nerkunam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chinna Nerkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Chinna Nerkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 76% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Chinna Nerkunam Of every 100 households in Chinna Nerkunam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chinna Nerkunam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **69% Tap water ****71%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****81%** **89% Mobile phone ****83%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chinna Nerkunam? ■ Chinna Nerkunam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **899 Working population ****49.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 69.3% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (24%) · **■** Marginal 364 (69%) 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 - Meethikudi1,079 people - Kadavacheri1,077 people - Valayamadevi1,076 people - Kizhnatham1,075 people - Therkuviruthangan1,054 people - Melanubavambattu1,050 people - Thirukazhipalai1,020 people - Kattukudalur941 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chinna Nerkunam?608704 - How far is Chinna Nerkunam from Cuddalore?56 km by road - What is the population of Chinna Nerkunam?1,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chinna Nerkunam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chinna Nerkunam?80.0% (Census 2011)