Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore
# Prasannaramapuram

Prasannaramapuram is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608704. The 2011 Census counted 654 people in 153 households, the 153rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 654 people (2011)
- 153 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 608704 PIN code

## Prasannaramapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Prasannaramapuram is 608704. Prasannaramapuram falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 608704
- Gram panchayat Prasannaramapuram
- Community development block Bhuvanagiri
- Census village code 636767

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Prasannaramapuram from nearby towns?
- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Prasannaramapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Prasannaramapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Ambapuram
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Karunguli
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Pinnalur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Prasannaramapuram known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 81% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Prasannaramapuram

Of every 100 households in Prasannaramapuram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prasannaramapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 94%
- Toilet within the home 62% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 69%
- Tap water 80% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 70%
- Use banking services 62% 44%
- Television 93% 89%
- Mobile phone 86% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 36% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 5%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Prasannaramapuram?

■ Prasannaramapuram · ■ Chidambaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 899
- Working population 60.7% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (22%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 115 (29%) · ■ Marginal 156 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram
- Vadappakkam 694 people
- Sirugalur 688 people
- Vandarayampattu 669 people
- Siyappadi 668 people
- Velliyakudi 644 people
- Uthamasozhamangalam 641 people
- Poonthottam 638 people
- Ellaikudi 603 people

All 174 villages in Chidambaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Prasannaramapuram? 608704
- How far is Prasannaramapuram from Cuddalore? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Prasannaramapuram? 654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prasannaramapuram in? Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Prasannaramapuram? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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