# Vilagam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/vilagam/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Vilagam Vilagam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,404 people in 564 households**, the 34th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,404people (2011) - 564households - 71.4%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Vilagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilagam is 608305.** Vilagam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatVilagam - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636873 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilagam from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)15 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 Vilagam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vilagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Vilagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 80% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Vilagam Of every 100 households in Vilagam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vilagam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **69% Tap water ****45%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **70% Use banking services ****22%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Vilagam? ■ Vilagam · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **899 Working population ****54.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,199 (92%) 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 - Kuriyamangalam2,551 people - Pinnalur2,533 people - Chinnakummatti2,465 people - Pinnattur2,464 people - Veyyalur2,354 people - Sendirakillai2,343 people - Tillaividangan2,340 people - Miralur2,335 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilagam?608305 - How far is Vilagam from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Vilagam?2,404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilagam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vilagam?71.4% (Census 2011)