# Chettipulam Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/chettipulam/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Chettipulam Chettipulam is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614806**. The 2011 Census counted **10,367 people in 2,850 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 10,367people (2011) - 2,850households - 82.5%literacy - 614806PIN code ## Chettipulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettipulam is 614806.** Chettipulam falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614806 - Gram panchayatChettipulam, Kariyapattinam - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637811 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chettipulam from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Vedaranyam (nearest town)17 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 Chettipulam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Chettipulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 13 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 Chettipulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 78% of the 1,644 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Chettipulam Of every 100 households in Chettipulam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chettipulam · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****37%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **84% Use banking services ****65%** **58% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****63%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Chettipulam? ■ Chettipulam · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **929 Working population ****46.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 74.6% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 772 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,095 (23%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 586 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,374 (49%) 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 Vedaranyam - Thethakudi South7,695 people - Vanduvancheri7,384 people - Katharipuram7,292 people - Vellapallam7,146 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettipulam?614806 - How far is Chettipulam from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Chettipulam?10,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettipulam in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettipulam?82.5% (Census 2011)