# Sitheri Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/sitheri/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Sitheri Sitheri is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 317 households**, the 103rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,217people (2011) - 317households - 80.5%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Sitheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sitheri is 608601.** Sitheri falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatSitheri - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636796 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sitheri from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)3 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 Sitheri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sitheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Sitheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Sitheri Of every 100 households in Sitheri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sitheri · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **69% Tap water ****88%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****42%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Sitheri? ■ Sitheri · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **899 Working population ****60.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (10%) · **■** Marginal 316 (43%) 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 - Uluthur1,254 people - Thandavarayancholanganpettai1,243 people - Vaiyalamur1,226 people - B.Udaiyur1,218 people - C.Melvanniyur1,191 people - Elanangur1,179 people - Marudur1,165 people - Melmanakkudi1,165 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sitheri?608601 - How far is Sitheri from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Sitheri?1,217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sitheri in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sitheri?80.5% (Census 2011)