# Chithamur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Chithamur

Chithamur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603313**. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 123 households**, the 98th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 445people (2011)
- 123households
- 90.4%literacy
- 603313PIN code

## Chithamur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chithamur is 603313.** Chithamur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603313
- Gram panchayatChithamur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630219

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

## How far is Chithamur from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Maduranthakam (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 Chithamur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chithamur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Polambakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Chithamur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 45% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Chithamur

Of every 100 households in Chithamur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chithamur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**74%

Use banking services ****91%**

**37%

Television ****83%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Chithamur?

■ Chithamur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**935

Working population ****37.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 84.2% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (77%) · **■** Marginal 16 (10%)

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 Cheyyur

- Punnamai528 people
- Poiganallur500 people
- Andarkuppam470 people
- Nelvoypalayam454 people
- Pudupattu443 people
- Vellankondagaram433 people
- Sevur425 people
- Perumalcheri413 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chithamur?603313
- How far is Chithamur from Kancheepuram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chithamur?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithamur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chithamur?90.4% (Census 2011)