# Nathamedu Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/nathamedu/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Nathamedu Nathamedu is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 511 households**, the 58th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,860people (2011) - 511households - 67.9%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Nathamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nathamedu is 608601.** Nathamedu falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatNathamedu - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nathamedu from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)10 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 Nathamedu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nathamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 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 Nathamedu known for? About 72% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Nathamedu Of every 100 households in Nathamedu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nathamedu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **69% Tap water ****94%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **70% Use banking services ****9%** **44% Television ****86%** **89% Mobile phone ****28%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Nathamedu? ■ Nathamedu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **899 Working population ****48.2%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (10%) · **■** Marginal 461 (51%) 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 - Ayyanurakkaramangalam1,918 people - Manikollai1,910 people - Kannangudi1,905 people - Kulakudi1,902 people - Kathazhai1,859 people - Therkuthittai1,830 people - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people - T.Neduncheri1,817 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nathamedu?608601 - How far is Nathamedu from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Nathamedu?1,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nathamedu in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nathamedu?67.9% (Census 2011)