# Chitharkadu Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/chitharkadu/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Chitharkadu Chitharkadu is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 450 households**, the 33rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,859people (2011) - 450households - 68.7%literacy - 603302PIN code ## Chitharkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitharkadu is 603302.** Chitharkadu falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603302 - Gram panchayatChitharkadu - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitharkadu from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Edakalinadu (nearest town)15 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 Chitharkadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chitharkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Chitharkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and ground nut**. About 29% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Chitharkadu Of every 100 households in Chitharkadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chitharkadu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **78% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **74% Use banking services ****28%** **37% Television ****97%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% 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 Chitharkadu? ■ Chitharkadu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172** **935 Working population ****63.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (31%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (28%) · **■** Marginal 306 (26%) 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 - Easur1,918 people - Sirumailur1,918 people - Puthirankottai1,893 people - Thiruvadur1,887 people - Nedumaram1,794 people - Kadugupattu1,765 people - Sengattur1,745 people - Poraiyur1,703 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitharkadu?603302 - How far is Chitharkadu from Kancheepuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Chitharkadu?1,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitharkadu in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chitharkadu?68.7% (Census 2011)