# Siruvambur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Siruvambur

Siruvambur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,770 people in 377 households**, the 72nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,770people (2011)
- 377households
- 72.5%literacy
- 606305PIN code

## Siruvambur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siruvambur is 606305.** Siruvambur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606305
- Gram panchayatSiruvambur
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637073

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

## How far is Siruvambur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)83 km by road
- Mangalampet (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 Siruvambur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Siruvambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangalampet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Periyavadavadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rubanarayananallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Siruvambur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and black gram**. About 52% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Siruvambur

Of every 100 households in Siruvambur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siruvambur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****79%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****76%**

**54%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Siruvambur?

■ Siruvambur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**852

Working population ****55.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 61.7% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 359 (36%) · **■** Marginal 148 (15%)

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

- Vannankudikadu1,866 people
- Palaiyapattinam1,864 people
- Melpappanapattu1,829 people
- Pavalangudi1,782 people
- Alichikudi1,763 people
- Manavalanallur1,753 people
- Tharmanallur1,738 people
- Periyavadavadi1,737 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siruvambur?606305
- How far is Siruvambur from Cuddalore?83 km by road
- What is the population of Siruvambur?1,770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siruvambur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Siruvambur?72.5% (Census 2011)