# Kovilampundi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kovilampundi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kovilampundi Kovilampundi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,740 people in 649 households**, the 26th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,740people (2011) - 649households - 89.2%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Kovilampundi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilampundi is 608002.** Kovilampundi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatKovilampoondi - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636835 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilampundi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)4 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 Kovilampundi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilampundi; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pallippadai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Kovilampundi known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 66% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Kovilampundi Of every 100 households in Kovilampundi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kovilampundi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****48%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **69% Tap water ****44%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kovilampundi? ■ Kovilampundi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **899 Working population ****42.4%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.3% for men and 82.6% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (29%) · **■** Household industry 78 (7%) · **■** Other work 363 (31%) · **■** Marginal 327 (28%) 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 - Thalaikulam3,206 people - B.Mutlur3,126 people - Perampattu3,106 people - B.Adhivaraganallur2,894 people - Budararayanpettai2,717 people - Sivapuri2,706 people - Sathamangalam2,653 people - Kuriyamangalam2,551 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilampundi?608002 - How far is Kovilampundi from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Kovilampundi?2,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilampundi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilampundi?89.2% (Census 2011)