# Kizhnatham Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kizhnatham/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kizhnatham Kizhnatham is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,075 people in 292 households**, the 118th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,075people (2011) - 292households - 71.7%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Kizhnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kizhnatham is 608602.** Kizhnatham falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatKezhnatham - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kizhnatham from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Chidambaram (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 Kizhnatham? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kizhnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mathuranthaganallur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kizhnatham known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Kizhnatham Of every 100 households in Kizhnatham in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kizhnatham · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **69% Tap water ****79%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **70% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****83%** **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 Kizhnatham? ■ Kizhnatham · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **899 Working population ****48.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 504 (96%) 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 - Odakakkanalur1,092 people - Meethikudi1,079 people - Kadavacheri1,077 people - Valayamadevi1,076 people - Chinna Nerkunam1,064 people - Therkuviruthangan1,054 people - Melanubavambattu1,050 people - Thirukazhipalai1,020 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kizhnatham?608602 - How far is Kizhnatham from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Kizhnatham?1,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kizhnatham in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kizhnatham?71.7% (Census 2011)