# Ammeri Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/ammeri/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Ammeri Ammeri is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **6,920 people in 1,813 households**, the 4th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 6,920people (2011) - 1,813households - 73.2%literacy - 607802PIN code ## Ammeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ammeri is 607802.** Ammeri falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607802 - Gram panchayatAmmeri - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ammeri from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Gangaikondan (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 Ammeri? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Ammeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ammeri known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 31% of the 1,179 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Ammeri Of every 100 households in Ammeri in 2011, 83 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ammeri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **83% Tap water ****97%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **79% Use banking services ****48%** **54% Television ****66%** **87% Mobile phone ****58%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Ammeri? ■ Ammeri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **852 Working population ****46.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 361 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (12%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,268 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,151 (36%) 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 Virudhachalam - Sepalanatham9,222 people - Parur8,228 people - Iruppu7,077 people - Mudanai6,399 people - U.Mangalam5,292 people - Seppakkam5,201 people - Chinnaparur4,970 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ammeri?607802 - How far is Ammeri from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Ammeri?6,920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ammeri in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ammeri?73.2% (Census 2011)