# Chithur Va. Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore 

# Chithur Va.

Chithur Va. is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,013 people in 248 households**, the 97th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,013people (2011)
- 248households
- 65.2%literacy
- 606303PIN code

## Chithur Va. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chithur Va. is 606303.** Chithur Va. falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606303
- Gram panchayatAlathur
- Community development blockMangalur
- Census village code637301

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

## How far is Chithur Va. from nearby towns?

- Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tittakudi (nearest town)20 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 Chithur Va.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chithur Va.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tholudur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vaidhyanathapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tittakudi
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 18 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 Chithur Va. known for?

The main crops are **corn, paddy and sugarcane**. About 82% of the 348 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 Chithur Va.

Of every 100 households in Chithur Va. in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chithur Va. · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**78%

Use banking services ****56%**

**62%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Chithur Va.?

■ Chithur Va. · ■ Tittakudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**873

Working population ****54.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (48%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 76 (14%)

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 Tittakudi

- Sirukarambalur1,081 people
- Erappavur1,058 people
- Ivanur1,058 people
- Meladhanur1,015 people
- Kachimailur1,012 people
- Kothanur.Ma976 people
- Vadakarai965 people
- Perangiyam921 people

[All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chithur Va.?606303
- How far is Chithur Va. from Cuddalore?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chithur Va.?1,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithur Va. in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chithur Va.?65.2% (Census 2011)
