# Nanjalur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/nanjalur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Nanjalur Nanjalur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,765 people in 466 households**, the 64th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,765people (2011) - 466households - 80.1%literacy - 608302PIN code ## Nanjalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nanjalur is 608302.** Nanjalur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608302 - Gram panchayatNanjalur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636883 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nanjalur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)6 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 Nanjalur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nanjalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Nanjalur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 75% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Nanjalur Of every 100 households in Nanjalur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nanjalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **70% Use banking services ****55%** **44% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****81%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Nanjalur? ■ Nanjalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **899 Working population ****50.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (20%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 144 (16%) · **■** Marginal 314 (35%) 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 - Therkuthittai1,830 people - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people - T.Neduncheri1,817 people - Ayipuram1,808 people - Turinjikollai1,758 people - Vadakkuthittai1,738 people - Jayamkondapattanam1,732 people - Manjakkollai1,728 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nanjalur?608302 - How far is Nanjalur from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Nanjalur?1,765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nanjalur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nanjalur?80.1% (Census 2011)