# Vadappakkam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vadappakkam/

Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Vadappakkam

Vadappakkam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 182 households**, the 149th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 694people (2011)
- 182households
- 74.5%literacy
- 608201PIN code

## Vadappakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadappakkam is 608201.** Vadappakkam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608201
- Gram panchayatVadappakkam
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636852

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

## How far is Vadappakkam from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)76 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (nearest town)6 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 Vadappakkam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karunguli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Vadappakkam known for?

About 80% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Vadappakkam

Of every 100 households in Vadappakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vadappakkam · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**69%

Tap water ****95%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**70%

Use banking services ****51%**

**44%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Vadappakkam?

■ Vadappakkam · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**899

Working population ****34.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (29%) · **■** Marginal 42 (18%)

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

- Paluttankarai720 people
- Vayalur720 people
- Vakkur717 people
- Chithalapadi703 people
- Sirugalur688 people
- Vandarayampattu669 people
- Siyappadi668 people
- Prasannaramapuram654 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadappakkam?608201
- How far is Vadappakkam from Cuddalore?76 km by road
- What is the population of Vadappakkam?694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadappakkam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadappakkam?74.5% (Census 2011)