# Chandragiri Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/chandragiri/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Chandragiri Chandragiri is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628722**. The 2011 Census counted **1,840 people in 526 households**, the 22nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,840people (2011) - 526households - 81.9%literacy - 628722PIN code ## Chandragiri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandragiri is 628722.** Chandragiri falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628722 - Gram panchayatChandragiri - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642401 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandragiri from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)20 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)20 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 Chandragiri? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chandragiri; 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurukkusalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chandragiri known for? The main crops are **black gram, green gram and chilli**. About 44% of the 1,263 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chandragiri Of every 100 households in Chandragiri in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chandragiri · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **71% Use banking services ****62%** **46% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **87% 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 Chandragiri? ■ Chandragiri · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **960 Working population ****52.8%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (22%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 279 (29%) · **■** Marginal 318 (33%) 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 Ottapidaram - Jambulingapuram2,036 people - Parivallikkottai1,961 people - Keela Mangalam1,950 people - Mela Arasadi1,841 people - Keelakottai1,807 people - Pudur pandiyapuram1,764 people - Onamakulam1,750 people - Kalappaipatti1,738 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandragiri?628722 - How far is Chandragiri from Thoothukkudi?20 km by road - What is the population of Chandragiri?1,840 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandragiri in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chandragiri?81.9% (Census 2011)