# Lalpuram Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/lalpuram/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Lalpuram Lalpuram is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **4,678 people in 1,113 households**, the 5th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 4,678people (2011) - 1,113households - 87.5%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Lalpuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lalpuram is 608602.** Lalpuram falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatLalpuram - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636833 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lalpuram from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)2 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 Lalpuram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Lalpuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Lalpuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 15% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Lalpuram Of every 100 households in Lalpuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Lalpuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****62%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **69% Tap water ****40%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **70% Use banking services ****62%** **44% Television ****80%** **89% Mobile phone ****82%** **63% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****74%** **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 Lalpuram? ■ Lalpuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **899 Working population ****38.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.6% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (7%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,084 (60%) · **■** Marginal 418 (23%) 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 - Ariyakoshti8,150 people - Manjakuzhi5,949 people - Silambimangalam5,695 people - Mutlur5,188 people - C.Kothangudi4,643 people - Buthangudi4,450 people - Periyapattu4,420 people - C.Thandeswaranallur4,159 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lalpuram?608602 - How far is Lalpuram from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Lalpuram?4,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lalpuram in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Lalpuram?87.5% (Census 2011)