# Sivayam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/sivayam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Sivayam Sivayam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 240 households**, the 126th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 911people (2011) - 240households - 80.6%literacy - 608302PIN code ## Sivayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sivayam is 608302.** Sivayam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608302 - Gram panchayatSivayam - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sivayam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)5 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 Sivayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sivayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sivayam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Sivayam Of every 100 households in Sivayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sivayam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****58%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **70% Use banking services ****60%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****38%** **63% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sivayam? ■ Sivayam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **899 Working population ****52.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 75.1% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (38%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 187 (39%) 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 - Thirukazhipalai1,020 people - Kattukudalur941 people - Krishnapuram930 people - Sengalmedu915 people - Edayanpalacheri902 people - Thathampettai901 people - Palavattunnan895 people - Perungalur885 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sivayam?608302 - How far is Sivayam from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Sivayam?911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sivayam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sivayam?80.6% (Census 2011)