# Vaiyalamur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vaiyalamur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vaiyalamur Vaiyalamur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 304 households**, the 101st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,226people (2011) - 304households - 78.1%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Vaiyalamur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaiyalamur is 608601.** Vaiyalamur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatVayalamur - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaiyalamur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)42 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)7 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 Vaiyalamur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vaiyalamur; 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 - ●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 college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 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 Vaiyalamur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 89% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Vaiyalamur Of every 100 households in Vaiyalamur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vaiyalamur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****30%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **69% Tap water ****88%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **70% Use banking services ****21%** **44% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Vaiyalamur? ■ Vaiyalamur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **899 Working population ****61.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (80%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (13%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 - Ambapuram1,296 people - Mugaiyur1,261 people - Uluthur1,254 people - Thandavarayancholanganpettai1,243 people - B.Udaiyur1,218 people - Sitheri1,217 people - C.Melvanniyur1,191 people - Elanangur1,179 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaiyalamur?608601 - How far is Vaiyalamur from Cuddalore?42 km by road - What is the population of Vaiyalamur?1,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaiyalamur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vaiyalamur?78.1% (Census 2011)