# Nellikollai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/nellikollai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Nellikollai Nellikollai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,282 people in 553 households**, the 40th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,282people (2011) - 553households - 77.2%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Nellikollai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nellikollai is 608704.** Nellikollai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatNellikollai - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636769 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nellikollai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)53 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 Nellikollai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Nellikollai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Erumbur - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Nellikollai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. About 74% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Nellikollai Of every 100 households in Nellikollai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nellikollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **69% Tap water ****90%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **70% Use banking services ****24%** **44% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****42%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Nellikollai? ■ Nellikollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **899 Working population ****53.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (11%) · **■** Marginal 544 (44%) 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 - Sendirakillai2,343 people - Tillaividangan2,340 people - Miralur2,335 people - Azhichikudi2,308 people - Agara Alambadi2,232 people - K.Adoor2,200 people - Alambadi2,138 people - Kodippallam2,056 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nellikollai?608704 - How far is Nellikollai from Cuddalore?53 km by road - What is the population of Nellikollai?2,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nellikollai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nellikollai?77.2% (Census 2011)