# Chitamur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Chitamur

Chitamur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603313**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 67 households**, the 162nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 315people (2011)
- 67households
- 65.2%literacy
- 603313PIN code

## Chitamur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code603313
- Gram panchayatNetrambakkam
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630094

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

## How far is Chitamur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)80 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)16 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 Chitamur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chitamur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neerpair
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Chitamur known for?

About 36% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Chitamur

Of every 100 households in Chitamur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitamur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****97%**

**39%

Television ****100%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chitamur?

■ Chitamur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**959

Working population ****55.6%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (89%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%)

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 Maduranthakam

- Murukkancheri412 people
- Senayaneri408 people
- Minnal Chithamur373 people
- Pulikkoradu325 people
- Kolathur298 people
- Muniyanthangal291 people
- Sholamthangal289 people
- Mulli286 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitamur?603313
- How far is Chitamur from Kancheepuram?80 km by road
- What is the population of Chitamur?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitamur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chitamur?65.2% (Census 2011)