# Sethiyur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/sethiyur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Sethiyur Sethiyur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,403 people in 348 households**, the 89th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,403people (2011) - 348households - 84.0%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Sethiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sethiyur is 608305.** Sethiyur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatSethiyur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sethiyur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)22 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 Sethiyur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sethiyur; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 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 Sethiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 82% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Sethiyur Of every 100 households in Sethiyur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sethiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **69% Tap water ****1%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **70% Use banking services ****13%** **44% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sethiyur? ■ Sethiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **899 Working population ****56.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 78.5% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 237 (30%) 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 - Saliyanthoppu1,421 people - Melmungilladi1,411 people - Periya Nerkunam1,407 people - Kulappadi1,404 people - Radhavilagam1,387 people - Orathur1,363 people - C.Virasezhagan1,358 people - Vada Harirajapuram1,342 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sethiyur?608305 - How far is Sethiyur from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Sethiyur?1,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sethiyur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sethiyur?84.0% (Census 2011)