# Vazhakollai, Chidambaram, Cuddalore – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vazhakollai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vazhakollai Vazhakollai is a village in [Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/) sub-district of [Cuddalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **608702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,649 people in 414 households**, the 73rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,649people (2011) - 414households - 78.2%literacy - 608702PIN code ## Vazhakollai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vazhakollai is 608702.** Vazhakollai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608702 - Gram panchayatVazhakollai - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636854 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vazhakollai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)5 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 Vazhakollai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vazhakollai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college10+ km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)16 h summer · 14 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 Vazhakollai known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 39% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Vazhakollai Of every 100 households in Vazhakollai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vazhakollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **69% Tap water ****40%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **70% Use banking services ****63%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Vazhakollai? ■ Vazhakollai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **899 Working population ****42.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 70.9% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (15%) · **■** Marginal 408 (58%) 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 - Nakkaravanthangudi1,724 people - Kiliyanur1,718 people - Mathuranthaganallur1,679 people - Ayipettai1,651 people - B.Arunmozhidevan1,641 people - Vaiyur1,613 people - Poolamedu1,605 people - Kavarapattu1,601 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vazhakollai?608702 - How far is Vazhakollai from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Vazhakollai?1,649 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vazhakollai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vazhakollai?78.2% (Census 2011)