# Kidampalayam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kidampalayam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kidampalayam Kidampalayam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606901**. The 2011 Census counted **2,845 people in 674 households**, the 41st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 2,845people (2011) - 674households - 58.4%literacy - 606901PIN code ## Kidampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kidampalayam is 606901.** Kidampalayam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606901 - Gram panchayatKidampalayam - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kidampalayam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)37 km by road - Polur (nearest town)21 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 Kidampalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kidampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kidampalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 61% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Kidampalayam Of every 100 households in Kidampalayam in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kidampalayam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **90% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****62%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kidampalayam? ■ Kidampalayam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **917 Working population ****62.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 47.7% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 677 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (8%) · **■** Marginal 633 (36%) 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 - Kilpattu2,964 people - Tindivanam2,932 people - Renderipattu2,913 people - Kunnathur2,912 people - Mathimangalam2,843 people - Kaliyam2,826 people - Palliput2,818 people - Melarani2,811 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kidampalayam?606901 - How far is Kidampalayam from Tiruvannamalai?37 km by road - What is the population of Kidampalayam?2,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kidampalayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kidampalayam?58.4% (Census 2011)