Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Sathappadi Sathappadi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608601. The 2011 Census counted 1,926 people in 465 households, the 53rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,926 people (2011) - 465 households - 75.5% literacy - 608601 PIN code ## Sathappadi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sathappadi is 608601. Sathappadi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 608601 - Gram panchayat Sathapadi - Community development block Bhuvanagiri - Census village code 636762 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sathappadi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 42 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sathappadi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sathappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sathappadi known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and ground nut. About 76% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sathappadi Of every 100 households in Sathappadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sathappadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 94% - Toilet within the home 21% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 53% 69% - Tap water 75% 62% - Drinking water within premises 26% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 70% - Use banking services 54% 44% - Television 97% 89% - Mobile phone 63% 63% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 20% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 2% 5% - Own their home 91% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sathappadi? ■ Sathappadi · ■ Chidambaram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 78.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 899 - Working population 56.6% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 66.8% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 848 (78%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 205 (19%) · ■ Marginal 21 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram - Vatharayanthethu 1,967 people - Kummudimulai 1,959 people - Kezhamungiladi 1,957 people - Poovalai 1,946 people - Ayyanurakkaramangalam 1,918 people - Manikollai 1,910 people - Kannangudi 1,905 people - Kulakudi 1,902 people All 174 villages in Chidambaram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sathappadi? 608601 - How far is Sathappadi from Cuddalore? 42 km by road - What is the population of Sathappadi? 1,926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sathappadi in? Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sathappadi? 75.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/sathappadi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.