# Chitheri Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Arakonam, Vellore 

# Chitheri

Chitheri is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631003**. The 2011 Census counted **3,337 people in 884 households**, the 34th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 3,337people (2011)
- 884households
- 73.4%literacy
- 631003PIN code

## Chitheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitheri is 631003.** Chitheri falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631003
- Gram panchayatChitheri
- Community development blockNemili
- Census village code630594

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chitheri from nearby towns?

- Arakonam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Arakonam (nearest town)8 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 Chitheri?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chitheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thandalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakonam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chitheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 12% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Chitheri

Of every 100 households in Chitheri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitheri · ■ Arakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**83%

Tap water ****83%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**64%

Use banking services ****38%**

**32%

Television ****88%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Chitheri?

■ Chitheri · ■ Arakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**961

Working population ****42.6%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 60.8% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (31%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 428 (30%) · **■** Marginal 379 (27%)

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 Arakonam

- Karnavoor3,540 people
- Perungalathur3,490 people
- Thalikkal3,476 people
- Thandalam3,350 people
- Nedumpuli3,319 people
- Karivedu3,249 people
- Kilvenkatapuram3,246 people
- Kilkuppam3,191 people

[All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitheri?631003
- How far is Chitheri from Vellore?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chitheri?3,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitheri in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chitheri?73.4% (Census 2011)