# Thalaikulam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/thalaikulam-636766/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Thalaikulam Thalaikulam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **3,206 people in 809 households**, the 22nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,206people (2011) - 809households - 70.2%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Thalaikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalaikulam is 608704.** Thalaikulam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatThalaikulam , Karaimedu - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636766 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalaikulam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (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 Thalaikulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thalaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Thalaikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 57% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Thalaikulam Of every 100 households in Thalaikulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thalaikulam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **69% Tap water ****84%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Thalaikulam? ■ Thalaikulam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **899 Working population ****59.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 841 (44%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (8%) · **■** Marginal 705 (37%) 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 - Paradur3,392 people - Parameswaranallur3,362 people - Velangippattu3,324 people - Kezhanuvampattu3,269 people - B.Mutlur3,126 people - Perampattu3,106 people - B.Adhivaraganallur2,894 people - Kovilampundi2,740 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalaikulam?608704 - How far is Thalaikulam from Cuddalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Thalaikulam?3,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalaikulam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thalaikulam?70.2% (Census 2011)