# Tachakkadu Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/tachakkadu/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Tachakkadu Tachakkadu is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 518 households**, the 48th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,974people (2011) - 518households - 74.7%literacy - 608501PIN code ## Tachakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tachakkadu is 608501.** Tachakkadu falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608501 - Gram panchayatThatchakkadu - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tachakkadu from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)10 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 Tachakkadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Tachakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · B.Mutlur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chinnakummatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Tachakkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Tachakkadu Of every 100 households in Tachakkadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tachakkadu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **69% Tap water ****25%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****18%** **44% Television ****84%** **89% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Tachakkadu? ■ Tachakkadu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **899 Working population ****61.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 318 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 639 (52%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (8%) · **■** Marginal 156 (13%) 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 - Kodippallam2,056 people - Sakkangudi2,043 people - Pannapattu2,034 people - Erukankattupadugai1,986 people - Vatharayanthethu1,967 people - Kummudimulai1,959 people - Kezhamungiladi1,957 people - Poovalai1,946 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tachakkadu?608501 - How far is Tachakkadu from Cuddalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Tachakkadu?1,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tachakkadu in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tachakkadu?74.7% (Census 2011)