# Chithamur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/chithamur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Chithamur Chithamur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604404**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 129 households**, the 196th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 437people (2011) - 129households - 74.2%literacy - 604404PIN code ## Chithamur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithamur is 604404.** Chithamur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604404 - Gram panchayatChithamur - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithamur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)103 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)10 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 Chithamur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chithamur; 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kovilur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vilanur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chithamur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 24% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Chithamur Of every 100 households in Chithamur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chithamur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **69% Use banking services ****21%** **43% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Chithamur? ■ Chithamur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609** **965 Working population ****53.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (25%) · **■** Marginal 120 (52%) 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 Cheyyar - Mel Kolathur496 people - Melputhur459 people - Vellai457 people - Vazhavandal444 people - Melboodri431 people - Siruvanjipattu405 people - Serampattu381 people - Seniyanallur373 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithamur?604404 - How far is Chithamur from Tiruvannamalai?103 km by road - What is the population of Chithamur?437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithamur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chithamur?74.2% (Census 2011)