# Chithraikulam Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palani, Dindigul 

# Chithraikulam

Chithraikulam is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642621**. The 2011 Census counted **1,749 people in 500 households**, the 32nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,749people (2011)
- 500households
- 73.2%literacy
- 642621PIN code

## Chithraikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chithraikulam is 642621.** Chithraikulam falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642621
- Gram panchayatSithraikulam
- Community development blockPalani
- Census village code635142

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

## How far is Chithraikulam from nearby towns?

- Palani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)73 km by road
- Neikarapatti (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 Chithraikulam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chithraikulam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korikadavu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thalaiyuthu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Chithraikulam known for?

The main crops are **maize, chilli and tomato**. About 70% of the 940 hectares of village land is sown, and 523 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 Chithraikulam

Of every 100 households in Chithraikulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chithraikulam · ■ Palani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****84%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**57%

Use banking services ****80%**

**51%

Television ****89%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**85%

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 Chithraikulam?

■ Chithraikulam · ■ Palani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**937

Working population ****46.9%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.6% for women. 66% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (15%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Palani

- Kolumakondan1,861 people
- Erramanaickenpatti1,849 people
- Kalickkanaickenpatti1,830 people
- Kombaipatti1,754 people
- Vilvathampatti1,525 people
- Velampatti1,436 people
- Melakottai1,309 people
- Kovilammapatti1,088 people

[All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chithraikulam?642621
- How far is Chithraikulam from Dindigul?73 km by road
- What is the population of Chithraikulam?1,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithraikulam in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chithraikulam?73.2% (Census 2011)