# Veyyalur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Veyyalur

Veyyalur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,354 people in 606 households**, the 35th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,354people (2011)
- 606households
- 84.5%literacy
- 608702PIN code

## Veyyalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veyyalur is 608702.** Veyyalur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608702
- Gram panchayatVeyyalur
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636853

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

## How far is Veyyalur from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)65 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 Veyyalur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Veyyalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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

- ○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
- ○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)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 Veyyalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 72% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Veyyalur

Of every 100 households in Veyyalur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veyyalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**69%

Tap water ****87%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**70%

Use banking services ****81%**

**44%

Television ****98%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Veyyalur?

■ Veyyalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**899

Working population ****39.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 511 (55%)

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

- Pinnalur2,533 people
- Chinnakummatti2,465 people
- Pinnattur2,464 people
- Vilagam2,404 people
- Sendirakillai2,343 people
- Tillaividangan2,340 people
- Miralur2,335 people
- Azhichikudi2,308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veyyalur?608702
- How far is Veyyalur from Cuddalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Veyyalur?2,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veyyalur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veyyalur?84.5% (Census 2011)