# Vasaputhur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vasaputhur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vasaputhur Vasaputhur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 209 households**, the 135th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 824people (2011) - 209households - 81.8%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Vasaputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vasaputhur is 608002.** Vasaputhur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatVasaputhur - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vasaputhur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)56 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)4 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 Vasaputhur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vasaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)20 h summer · 16 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 Vasaputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Vasaputhur Of every 100 households in Vasaputhur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vasaputhur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****65%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **70% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****38%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Vasaputhur? ■ Vasaputhur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636** **899 Working population ****30.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 76.5% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 58 (23%) · **■** Marginal 183 (72%) 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 - Devangudi882 people - Kumaramangalam876 people - C.Vakkaramari833 people - Palayancherthangudi826 people - Tharasur816 people - Koothankoil802 people - Kodiyalam800 people - Chokkankollai784 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vasaputhur?608002 - How far is Vasaputhur from Cuddalore?56 km by road - What is the population of Vasaputhur?824 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vasaputhur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vasaputhur?81.8% (Census 2011)