# Kulappadi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kulappadi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kulappadi Kulappadi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 356 households**, the 88th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,404people (2011) - 356households - 75.2%literacy - 608702PIN code ## Kulappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kulappadi is 608702.** Kulappadi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608702 - Gram panchayatKulappadi - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636875 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kulappadi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sethiathoppu (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 Kulappadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kulappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Kulappadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Kulappadi Of every 100 households in Kulappadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kulappadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****24%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **69% Tap water ****54%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **70% Use banking services ****51%** **44% Television ****84%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kulappadi? ■ Kulappadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747** **899 Working population ****56.4%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (18%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (10%) · **■** Marginal 409 (52%) 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 - Varagur1,470 people - Saliyanthoppu1,421 people - Melmungilladi1,411 people - Periya Nerkunam1,407 people - Sethiyur1,403 people - Radhavilagam1,387 people - Orathur1,363 people - C.Virasezhagan1,358 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kulappadi?608702 - How far is Kulappadi from Cuddalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Kulappadi?1,404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulappadi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kulappadi?75.2% (Census 2011)