# Pinnalur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/pinnalur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Pinnalur Pinnalur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,533 people in 618 households**, the 31st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,533people (2011) - 618households - 75.0%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Pinnalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pinnalur is 608704.** Pinnalur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatPinnalur - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pinnalur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)4 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 Pinnalur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Pinnalur; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunguli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 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 Pinnalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 46% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Pinnalur Of every 100 households in Pinnalur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pinnalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****21%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **69% Tap water ****87%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **70% Use banking services ****70%** **44% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **63% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Pinnalur? ■ Pinnalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **899 Working population ****55.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (17%) · **■** Marginal 881 (62%) 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 - Budararayanpettai2,717 people - Sivapuri2,706 people - Sathamangalam2,653 people - Kuriyamangalam2,551 people - Chinnakummatti2,465 people - Pinnattur2,464 people - Vilagam2,404 people - Veyyalur2,354 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pinnalur?608704 - How far is Pinnalur from Cuddalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Pinnalur?2,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pinnalur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pinnalur?75.0% (Census 2011)