# Krishnapuram Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/krishnapuram-636764/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Krishnapuram Krishnapuram is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 321 households**, the 96th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,301people (2011) - 321households - 78.5%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Krishnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Krishnapuram is 608602.** Krishnapuram falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatKrishnapuram - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636764 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Krishnapuram from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (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 Krishnapuram? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Krishnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Krishnapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 79% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Krishnapuram Of every 100 households in Krishnapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Krishnapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **69% Tap water ****62%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **70% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****86%** **89% Mobile phone ****54%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Krishnapuram? ■ Krishnapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630** **899 Working population ****28.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 283 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) 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.Virasezhagan1,358 people - Vada Harirajapuram1,342 people - Thavarthampattu1,317 people - Tiruppaninatham1,310 people - Ambapuram1,296 people - Mugaiyur1,261 people - Uluthur1,254 people - Thandavarayancholanganpettai1,243 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Krishnapuram?608602 - How far is Krishnapuram from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Krishnapuram?1,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Krishnapuram in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Krishnapuram?78.5% (Census 2011)