# Vayalur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Vayalur

Vayalur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **720 people in 180 households**, the 146th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 720people (2011)
- 180households
- 87.9%literacy
- 608602PIN code

## Vayalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vayalur is 608602.** Vayalur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608602
- Gram panchayatVayalur
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636816

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vayalur from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chidambaram (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 Vayalur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Vayalur; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chidambaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pallippadai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Vayalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 161 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 Vayalur

Of every 100 households in Vayalur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Vayalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**69%

Tap water ****97%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**70%

Use banking services ****55%**

**44%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Vayalur?

■ Vayalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**899

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 81.4% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (25%) · **■** Marginal 243 (71%)

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

- Kilavadinatham734 people
- Anaivari730 people
- Chidambaranathanpettai727 people
- Paluttankarai720 people
- Vakkur717 people
- Chithalapadi703 people
- Vadappakkam694 people
- Sirugalur688 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vayalur?608602
- How far is Vayalur from Cuddalore?55 km by road
- What is the population of Vayalur?720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vayalur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vayalur?87.9% (Census 2011)