# Chittambalam Village, Palladam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/palladam/chittambalam/ Village · Palladam, Tiruppur # Chittambalam Chittambalam is a village in Palladam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641664**. The 2011 Census counted **3,648 people in 885 households**, the 17th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,648people (2011) - 885households - 77.8%literacy - 641664PIN code ## Chittambalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittambalam is 641664.** Chittambalam falls in Palladam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641664 - Gram panchayatChittambalam - Community development blockPalladam - Census village code644818 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittambalam from nearby towns? - Palladam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)21 km by road - Palladam (nearest town)5 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 Chittambalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chittambalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · P.Vadugapalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruppur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruppur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chittambalam known for? The main crops are **tomato, onion and maize**. Products made here include clothing, thread and handloom. About 27% of the 1,387 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Chittambalam Of every 100 households in Chittambalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chittambalam · ■ Palladam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****43%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **57% Tap water ****73%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **29% Use banking services ****41%** **39% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****77%** **75% 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 Chittambalam? ■ Chittambalam · ■ Palladam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **964 Working population ****66.0%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 76.8% for women. 73% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (2%) · **■** Household industry 101 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,784 (74%) · **■** Marginal 375 (16%) 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 Palladam - Sukkampalayam4,420 people - Panickkampatti3,982 people - Kethanur3,797 people - Paruvai3,778 people - Karadibavi3,647 people - velampalayam3,512 people - Kasba Ayyampalayam3,430 people - K.Krishnapuram3,024 people [All 25 villages in Palladam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/palladam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittambalam?641664 - How far is Chittambalam from Tiruppur?21 km by road - What is the population of Chittambalam?3,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittambalam in?Tiruppur district (Palladam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chittambalam?77.8% (Census 2011)