# Chithur Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai 

# Chithur

Chithur is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622002**. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 144 households**, the 34th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 641people (2011)
- 144households
- 64.9%literacy
- 622002PIN code

## Chithur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chithur is 622002.** Chithur falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622002
- Gram panchayatGudalur
- Community development blockPonnamaravathi
- Census village code639557

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

## How far is Chithur from nearby towns?

- Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (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 Chithur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chithur; 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
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chithur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and casuarina**. About 15% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Chithur

Of every 100 households in Chithur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chithur · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****26%**

**48%

Television ****82%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Chithur?

■ Chithur · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**951

Working population ****39.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (42%)

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 Ponnamaravathi

- Valakurichi798 people
- Sundaram777 people
- Neiveli723 people
- Gudalur716 people
- Avampatti640 people
- Sathanur588 people
- Usilampatti533 people
- Semmalapatti490 people

[All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chithur?622002
- How far is Chithur from Pudukkottai?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chithur?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithur in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chithur?64.9% (Census 2011)