# Mattur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/mattur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Mattur Mattur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606001**. The 2011 Census counted **4,685 people in 1,080 households**, the 10th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 4,685people (2011) - 1,080households - 76.4%literacy - 606001PIN code ## Mattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mattur is 606001.** Mattur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606001 - Gram panchayatMattur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mattur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)72 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)12 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 Mattur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aladi - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rubanarayananallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube 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 Mattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 61% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 404 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 Mattur Of every 100 households in Mattur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mattur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **79% Use banking services ****45%** **54% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mattur? ■ Mattur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **852 Working population ****45.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 474 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 886 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 232 (11%) · **■** Marginal 513 (24%) 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 - U.Mangalam5,292 people - Seppakkam5,201 people - Chinnaparur4,970 people - Vijayamanagaram4,723 people - Veppur4,548 people - Edaichchithur4,351 people - Periyanesalur4,272 people - Vadakkuvellur4,233 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mattur?606001 - How far is Mattur from Cuddalore?72 km by road - What is the population of Mattur?4,685 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mattur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mattur?76.4% (Census 2011)