# Chittathurai Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/chittathurai/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Chittathurai Chittathurai is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 264 households**, the 133rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,087people (2011) - 264households - 80.9%literacy - 606902PIN code ## Chittathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittathurai is 606902.** Chittathurai falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606902 - Gram panchayatChittathurai - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittathurai from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)12 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 Chittathurai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chittathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peranambakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chittathurai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include rice and oil. About 48% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Chittathurai Of every 100 households in Chittathurai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chittathurai · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chittathurai? ■ Chittathurai · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **917 Working population ****55.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (14%) · **■** Marginal 206 (34%) 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 Polur - Thumbur1,161 people - Puliyankuppam1,125 people - Koralpakkam1,124 people - Kanamalai1,091 people - Ernamangalam1,079 people - Kothandavady1,070 people - Karikathur1,054 people - Piryambut1,052 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittathurai?606902 - How far is Chittathurai from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road - What is the population of Chittathurai?1,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittathurai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chittathurai?80.9% (Census 2011)