# Paradur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/paradur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Paradur Paradur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,392 people in 829 households**, the 18th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,392people (2011) - 829households - 78.9%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Paradur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paradur is 608201.** Paradur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatParadur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paradur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)16 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 Paradur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paradur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Orathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 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 Paradur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include clay pots. About 83% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 561 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 Paradur Of every 100 households in Paradur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paradur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****92%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **70% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Paradur? ■ Paradur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **899 Working population ****49.2%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (20%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (11%) · **■** Marginal 974 (58%) 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 - Veeramudaiyanatham3,705 people - Velayamadevi kilpathi3,598 people - Keerapalayam3,516 people - Pichavaram3,463 people - Parameswaranallur3,362 people - Velangippattu3,324 people - Kezhanuvampattu3,269 people - Thalaikulam3,206 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paradur?608201 - How far is Paradur from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Paradur?3,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paradur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paradur?78.9% (Census 2011)