# Chitterikuppam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/chitterikuppam/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Chitterikuppam Chitterikuppam is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 335 households**, the 100th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,352people (2011) - 335households - 75.4%literacy - 606001PIN code ## Chitterikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitterikuppam is 606001.** Chitterikuppam falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606001 - Gram panchayatChitterikuppam - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637121 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitterikuppam from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)8 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 Chitterikuppam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chitterikuppam; 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chitterikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 60% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Chitterikuppam Of every 100 households in Chitterikuppam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chitterikuppam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **79% Use banking services ****63%** **54% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chitterikuppam? ■ Chitterikuppam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **852 Working population ****61.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 64.9% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 274 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (61%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 - Tiruppayur1,372 people - Peralaiyur1,364 people - Pinjanur1,360 people - Valliyam1,360 people - Varambanur1,351 people - Mummudicholagan1,334 people - T.Mavadandal1,321 people - Kottagam1,320 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitterikuppam?606001 - How far is Chitterikuppam from Cuddalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Chitterikuppam?1,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitterikuppam in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chitterikuppam?75.4% (Census 2011)