# Erukankattupadugai Village, Chidambaram – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/erukankattupadugai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Erukankattupadugai Erukankattupadugai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 512 households**, the 47th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,986people (2011) - 512households - 81.1%literacy - 608401PIN code ## Erukankattupadugai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erukankattupadugai is 608401.** Erukankattupadugai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608401 - Gram panchayatVallampadugai - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erukankattupadugai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)8 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 Erukankattupadugai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Erukankattupadugai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vallampadugai - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vallampadugai - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Erukankattupadugai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and brinjal**. About 28% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Erukankattupadugai Of every 100 households in Erukankattupadugai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erukankattupadugai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****32%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **69% Tap water ****61%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **70% Use banking services ****62%** **44% Television ****52%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Erukankattupadugai? ■ Erukankattupadugai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **899 Working population ****47.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 328 (35%) · **■** Marginal 273 (29%) 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 - Alambadi2,138 people - Kodippallam2,056 people - Sakkangudi2,043 people - Pannapattu2,034 people - Tachakkadu1,974 people - Vatharayanthethu1,967 people - Kummudimulai1,959 people - Kezhamungiladi1,957 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erukankattupadugai?608401 - How far is Erukankattupadugai from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Erukankattupadugai?1,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erukankattupadugai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erukankattupadugai?81.1% (Census 2011)