# Erumbur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/erumbur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Erumbur Erumbur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **3,738 people in 967 households**, the 13th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,738people (2011) - 967households - 77.0%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Erumbur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erumbur is 608704.** Erumbur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatErumbur - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636770 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erumbur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)6 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 Erumbur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Erumbur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Erumbur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 70% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Erumbur Of every 100 households in Erumbur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erumbur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****43%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **69% Tap water ****77%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **70% Use banking services ****40%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Erumbur? ■ Erumbur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **899 Working population ****52.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 455 (23%) · **■** Marginal 983 (50%) 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 - C.Thandeswaranallur4,159 people - Villiyanallur4,100 people - Vallampadugai3,945 people - Kothattai3,928 people - Veeramudaiyanatham3,705 people - Velayamadevi kilpathi3,598 people - Keerapalayam3,516 people - Pichavaram3,463 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erumbur?608704 - How far is Erumbur from Cuddalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Erumbur?3,738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erumbur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erumbur?77.0% (Census 2011)