# Ellaikudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Ellaikudi

Ellaikudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 161 households**, the 157th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 603people (2011)
- 161households
- 78.5%literacy
- 608601PIN code

## Ellaikudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ellaikudi is 608601.** Ellaikudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608601
- Gram panchayatEllaikudi
- Community development blockBhuvanagiri
- Census village code636744

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

## How far is Ellaikudi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)44 km by road
- Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)12 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 Ellaikudi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ellaikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 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 Ellaikudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 77% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Ellaikudi

Of every 100 households in Ellaikudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ellaikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**69%

Tap water ****22%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****74%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ellaikudi?

■ Ellaikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**899

Working population ****51.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (84%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Prasannaramapuram654 people
- Velliyakudi644 people
- Uthamasozhamangalam641 people
- Poonthottam638 people
- Chittimuttu602 people
- T.Manalur559 people
- Pettai525 people
- Kezhaperambai520 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ellaikudi?608601
- How far is Ellaikudi from Cuddalore?44 km by road
- What is the population of Ellaikudi?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ellaikudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ellaikudi?78.5% (Census 2011)