# Chithathur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/chithathur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Chithathur Chithathur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603314**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 164 households**, the 127th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 657people (2011) - 164households - 69.2%literacy - 603314PIN code ## Chithathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithathur is 603314.** Chithathur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603314 - Gram panchayatVedanthangal - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithathur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)34 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)13 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 Chithathur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chithathur; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Chithathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 20% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chithathur Of every 100 households in Chithathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chithathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****8%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chithathur? ■ Chithathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **959 Working population ****61.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (10%) · **■** Other work 69 (17%) · **■** Marginal 261 (65%) 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 - Kottakayapakkam679 people - Nesapakkam671 people - Munnakulam670 people - Ariyanur669 people - Kilpattu655 people - Kathiricheri638 people - Gunankaranai636 people - Minnalkilminnal635 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithathur?603314 - How far is Chithathur from Kancheepuram?34 km by road - What is the population of Chithathur?657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithathur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chithathur?69.2% (Census 2011)