# Chidambarapuram Village, Ettayapuram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/chidambarapuram/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Chidambarapuram Chidambarapuram is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628502**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 287 households**, the 28th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 954people (2011) - 287households - 62.5%literacy - 628502PIN code ## Chidambarapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chidambarapuram is 628502.** Chidambarapuram falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628502 - Gram panchayatChidambarapuram - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642272 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chidambarapuram from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road - Kovilpatti (nearest town)8 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 Chidambarapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chidambarapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Chidambarapuram known for? The main crops are **bulrush, black gram and maize**. Products made here include match box. About 59% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chidambarapuram Of every 100 households in Chidambarapuram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chidambarapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****30%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **65% Use banking services ****15%** **40% Television ****72%** **83% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **86% 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 Chidambarapuram? ■ Chidambarapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306** **986 Working population ****60.7%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.7% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (45%) · **■** Other work 223 (39%) · **■** Marginal 28 (5%) 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 Ettayapuram - Keelakarandai1,049 people - Cholapuram1,047 people - Velidupatti994 people - Vedapatti989 people - N.Pudupatti916 people - Manjanaickenpatti903 people - Kattaramanpatti888 people - Veerapatti877 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chidambarapuram?628502 - How far is Chidambarapuram from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Chidambarapuram?954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chidambarapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chidambarapuram?62.5% (Census 2011)