# Meethikudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/meethikudi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Meethikudi Meethikudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,079 people in 273 households**, the 115th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,079people (2011) - 273households - 86.8%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Meethikudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meethikudi is 608002.** Meethikudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatMeethikudi - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meethikudi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)3 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 Meethikudi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Meethikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Meethikudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 40% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Meethikudi Of every 100 households in Meethikudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meethikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **69% Tap water ****36%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **70% Use banking services ****54%** **44% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Meethikudi? ■ Meethikudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **899 Working population ****43.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.8% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (43%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%) 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 - Kanakkarapattu1,112 people - Thirukazhipalai1,105 people - Tillainayakapuram1,105 people - Odakakkanalur1,092 people - Kadavacheri1,077 people - Valayamadevi1,076 people - Kizhnatham1,075 people - Chinna Nerkunam1,064 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meethikudi?608002 - How far is Meethikudi from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Meethikudi?1,079 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meethikudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meethikudi?86.8% (Census 2011)