# Vadakkuthittai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Vadakkuthittai

Vadakkuthittai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,738 people in 462 households**, the 66th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,738people (2011)
- 462households
- 72.6%literacy
- 608601PIN code

## Vadakkuthittai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakkuthittai is 608601.** Vadakkuthittai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608601
- Gram panchayatVadakkuthittai
- Community development blockBhuvanagiri
- Census village code636763

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vadakkuthittai from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bhuvanagiri (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 Vadakkuthittai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkuthittai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Vadakkuthittai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 74% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Vadakkuthittai

Of every 100 households in Vadakkuthittai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vadakkuthittai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**69%

Tap water ****97%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**70%

Use banking services ****13%**

**44%

Television ****97%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Vadakkuthittai?

■ Vadakkuthittai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**899

Working population ****44.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 237 (31%) · **■** Marginal 311 (40%)

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

- T.Neduncheri1,817 people
- Ayipuram1,808 people
- Nanjalur1,765 people
- Turinjikollai1,758 people
- Jayamkondapattanam1,732 people
- Manjakkollai1,728 people
- Nakkaravanthangudi1,724 people
- Kiliyanur1,718 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakkuthittai?608601
- How far is Vadakkuthittai from Cuddalore?47 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakkuthittai?1,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakkuthittai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakkuthittai?72.6% (Census 2011)