# Chettikulam Village, Kunnam, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/chettikulam/ Village · Kunnam, Perambalur # Chettikulam Chettikulam is a village in Kunnam sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621104**. The 2011 Census counted **6,231 people in 1,750 households**, the 2nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 6,231people (2011) - 1,750households - 76.4%literacy - 621104PIN code ## Chettikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettikulam is 621104.** Chettikulam falls in Kunnam sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621104 - Gram panchayatChettikulam - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code636278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chettikulam from nearby towns? - Kunnam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)21 km by road - Perambalur (nearest town)21 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 Chettikulam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Chettikulam; 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 · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perambalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Chettikulam known for? The main crops are **onion, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 1,605 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Chettikulam Of every 100 households in Chettikulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chettikulam · ■ Kunnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **84% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **75% Use banking services ****75%** **59% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****79%** **94% 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 Chettikulam? ■ Chettikulam · ■ Kunnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **903 Working population ****55.6%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,230 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,488 (43%) · **■** Household industry 72 (2%) · **■** Other work 639 (18%) · **■** Marginal 33 (1%) 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 Kunnam - Padalur6,484 people - Siruvayalur5,800 people - Sirumathur5,421 people - Keelaperambalur5,413 people - Keelapuliyur5,091 people [All 89 villages in Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettikulam?621104 - How far is Chettikulam from Perambalur?21 km by road - What is the population of Chettikulam?6,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettikulam in?Perambalur district (Kunnam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettikulam?76.4% (Census 2011)