# Vaiyur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vaiyur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vaiyur Vaiyur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,613 people in 410 households**, the 75th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,613people (2011) - 410households - 85.0%literacy - 608401PIN code ## Vaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaiyur is 608401.** Vaiyur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608401 - Gram panchayatVaiyur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636905 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaiyur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)57 km by road - Chidambaram (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 Vaiyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vallampadugai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 47% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Vaiyur Of every 100 households in Vaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vaiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **69% Tap water ****69%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **70% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Vaiyur? ■ Vaiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **899 Working population ****55.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 79.1% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 471 (53%) 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 - Mathuranthaganallur1,679 people - Ayipettai1,651 people - Vazhakollai1,649 people - B.Arunmozhidevan1,641 people - Poolamedu1,605 people - Kavarapattu1,601 people - Kizhamanakudi1,599 people - Kezhakundalapadi1,548 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaiyur?608401 - How far is Vaiyur from Cuddalore?57 km by road - What is the population of Vaiyur?1,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vaiyur?85.0% (Census 2011)