# Silambimangalam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/silambimangalam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Silambimangalam Silambimangalam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608801**. The 2011 Census counted **5,695 people in 1,455 households**, the 3rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 5,695people (2011) - 1,455households - 74.8%literacy - 608801PIN code ## Silambimangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silambimangalam is 608801.** Silambimangalam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608801 - Gram panchayatSilambimangalam - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636755 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silambimangalam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)23 km by road - Parangipettai (nearest town)8 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 Silambimangalam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Silambimangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinnakummatti - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Silambimangalam known for? The main crops are **casuarina, cashew and paddy**. About 59% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Silambimangalam Of every 100 households in Silambimangalam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silambimangalam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****56%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **69% Tap water ****21%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **70% Use banking services ****50%** **44% Television ****66%** **89% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Silambimangalam? ■ Silambimangalam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **899 Working population ****41.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (29%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 811 (35%) · **■** Marginal 619 (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 - Ariyakoshti8,150 people - Manjakuzhi5,949 people - Mutlur5,188 people - Lalpuram4,678 people - C.Kothangudi4,643 people - Buthangudi4,450 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silambimangalam?608801 - How far is Silambimangalam from Cuddalore?23 km by road - What is the population of Silambimangalam?5,695 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silambimangalam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Silambimangalam?74.8% (Census 2011)