# Chithathur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/chithathur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Chithathur Chithathur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604410**. The 2011 Census counted **2,654 people in 657 households**, the 19th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,654people (2011) - 657households - 69.2%literacy - 604410PIN code ## Chithathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithathur is 604410.** Chithathur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604410 - Gram panchayatChithathur - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithathur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)103 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)13 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 Chithathur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Chithathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Perungalathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Chithathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 18% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Chithathur Of every 100 households in Chithathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chithathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****83%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **69% Use banking services ****41%** **43% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Chithathur? ■ Chithathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **965 Working population ****48.6%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (25%) · **■** Household industry 124 (10%) · **■** Other work 373 (29%) · **■** Marginal 403 (31%) 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 - Palli2,722 people - Paingkinar2,678 people - Sengadu2,674 people - Vadamanapakkam2,657 people - Abdullapuram2,594 people - Anappathur2,592 people - Moranam2,512 people - Thenkazhani2,494 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithathur?604410 - How far is Chithathur from Tiruvannamalai?103 km by road - What is the population of Chithathur?2,654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chithathur?69.2% (Census 2011)