# Chithraiyur Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/chithraiyur/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Chithraiyur Chithraiyur is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,392 people in 392 households**, the 41st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,392people (2011) - 392households - 71.3%literacy - 610202PIN code ## Chithraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithraiyur is 610202.** Chithraiyur falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610202 - Gram panchayatChithraiyur - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638194 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithraiyur from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)15 km by road - Needamangalam (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 Chithraiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chithraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruneiper - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kidarankondan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chithraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 94% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Chithraiyur Of every 100 households in Chithraiyur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chithraiyur · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **70% Tap water ****94%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **75% Use banking services ****9%** **39% Television ****88%** **92% Mobile phone ****39%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chithraiyur? ■ Chithraiyur · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164** **959 Working population ****50.5%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.8% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (12%) · **■** Marginal 451 (64%) 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 Needamangalam - Manakkarai1,422 people - Pududevangudi1,410 people - Hanumanthapuram1,398 people - Annavasal1,396 people - Rishiyur1,363 people - Punavasal1,320 people - Agaravelukudi1,267 people - Manchanavadi1,219 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithraiyur?610202 - How far is Chithraiyur from Thiruvarur?15 km by road - What is the population of Chithraiyur?1,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithraiyur in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chithraiyur?71.3% (Census 2011)