# Poolamedu Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/poolamedu/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Poolamedu Poolamedu is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 396 households**, the 76th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,605people (2011) - 396households - 85.9%literacy - 608302PIN code ## Poolamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poolamedu is 608302.** Poolamedu falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608302 - Gram panchayatPoolamedu - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poolamedu from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)56 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 Poolamedu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poolamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative 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 · Komaratchi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Poolamedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 82% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Poolamedu Of every 100 households in Poolamedu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poolamedu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****38%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **69% Tap water ****69%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****85%** **89% Mobile phone ****50%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Poolamedu? ■ Poolamedu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **899 Working population ****43.4%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 147 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (30%) · **■** Other work 155 (22%) · **■** Marginal 185 (27%) 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 - Ayipettai1,651 people - Vazhakollai1,649 people - B.Arunmozhidevan1,641 people - Vaiyur1,613 people - Kavarapattu1,601 people - Kizhamanakudi1,599 people - Kezhakundalapadi1,548 people - Tuniseramedu1,519 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poolamedu?608302 - How far is Poolamedu from Cuddalore?56 km by road - What is the population of Poolamedu?1,605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poolamedu in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poolamedu?85.9% (Census 2011)