# Poonthottam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/poonthottam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Poonthottam Poonthottam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 167 households**, the 156th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 638people (2011) - 167households - 76.8%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Poonthottam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonthottam is 608201.** Poonthottam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatPoonthottam - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636850 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonthottam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)12 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 Poonthottam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Poonthottam; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mathuranthaganallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Poonthottam known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 84% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Poonthottam Of every 100 households in Poonthottam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Poonthottam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****74%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **70% Use banking services ****74%** **44% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Poonthottam? ■ Poonthottam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400** **899 Working population ****61.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (45%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 180 (46%) 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 - Siyappadi668 people - Prasannaramapuram654 people - Velliyakudi644 people - Uthamasozhamangalam641 people - Ellaikudi603 people - Chittimuttu602 people - T.Manalur559 people - Pettai525 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonthottam?608201 - How far is Poonthottam from Cuddalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Poonthottam?638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonthottam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poonthottam?76.8% (Census 2011)