# Vakkur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vakkur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vakkur Vakkur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 189 households**, the 147th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 717people (2011) - 189households - 83.7%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Vakkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakkur is 608201.** Vakkur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatVakkur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakkur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)17 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 Vakkur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vakkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mathuranthaganallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Vakkur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include clay pots. About 87% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Vakkur Of every 100 households in Vakkur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vakkur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****53%** **44% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Vakkur? ■ Vakkur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179** **899 Working population ****29.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 75.9% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 19 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 173 (83%) 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 - Anaivari730 people - Chidambaranathanpettai727 people - Paluttankarai720 people - Vayalur720 people - Chithalapadi703 people - Vadappakkam694 people - Sirugalur688 people - Vandarayampattu669 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vakkur?608201 - How far is Vakkur from Cuddalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Vakkur?717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakkur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vakkur?83.7% (Census 2011)