# Valayamadevi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/valayamadevi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Valayamadevi Valayamadevi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 299 households**, the 117th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,076people (2011) - 299households - 77.4%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Valayamadevi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valayamadevi is 608704.** Valayamadevi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatValayamadevi Melpathi - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636771 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valayamadevi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)33 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 Valayamadevi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Valayamadevi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, 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 Valayamadevi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 58% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Valayamadevi Of every 100 households in Valayamadevi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Valayamadevi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****60%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **69% Tap water ****80%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **70% Use banking services ****88%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****40%** **63% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****83%** **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 Valayamadevi? ■ Valayamadevi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****617** **899 Working population ****51.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (25%) · **■** Marginal 198 (36%) 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 - Tillainayakapuram1,105 people - Odakakkanalur1,092 people - Meethikudi1,079 people - Kadavacheri1,077 people - Kizhnatham1,075 people - Chinna Nerkunam1,064 people - Therkuviruthangan1,054 people - Melanubavambattu1,050 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valayamadevi?608704 - How far is Valayamadevi from Cuddalore?33 km by road - What is the population of Valayamadevi?1,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valayamadevi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valayamadevi?77.4% (Census 2011)