# Chithalapadi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Chithalapadi

Chithalapadi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 171 households**, the 148th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 703people (2011)
- 171households
- 73.1%literacy
- 608002PIN code

## Chithalapadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chithalapadi is 608002.** Chithalapadi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608002
- Gram panchayatVasaputhur
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636867

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chithalapadi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)56 km by road
- Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)3 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 Chithalapadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chithalapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Chithalapadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 77% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Chithalapadi

Of every 100 households in Chithalapadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chithalapadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**70%

Use banking services ****25%**

**44%

Television ****89%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Chithalapadi?

■ Chithalapadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****49.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 64% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (38%) · **■** Household industry 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 160 (46%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Chidambaranathanpettai727 people
- Paluttankarai720 people
- Vayalur720 people
- Vakkur717 people
- Vadappakkam694 people
- Sirugalur688 people
- Vandarayampattu669 people
- Siyappadi668 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chithalapadi?608002
- How far is Chithalapadi from Cuddalore?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chithalapadi?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithalapadi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chithalapadi?73.1% (Census 2011)