# Chokkarishikuppam Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore 

# Chokkarishikuppam

Chokkarishikuppam is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635805**. The 2011 Census counted **2,410 people in 604 households**, the 43rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,410people (2011)
- 604households
- 77.8%literacy
- 635805PIN code

## Chokkarishikuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chokkarishikuppam is 635805.** Chokkarishikuppam falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635805
- Gram panchayatChokkarishikuppam
- Community development blockPernampattu
- Census village code630329

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

## How far is Chokkarishikuppam from nearby towns?

- Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)52 km by road
- Ambur (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 Chokkarishikuppam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chokkarishikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alinjikuppam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Chokkarishikuppam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, coconut and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery and sugar. About 44% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Chokkarishikuppam

Of every 100 households in Chokkarishikuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokkarishikuppam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**75%

Use banking services ****62%**

**31%

Television ****82%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 Chokkarishikuppam?

■ Chokkarishikuppam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**944

Working population ****42.1%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 71.5% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 536 (53%) · **■** Marginal 254 (25%)

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 Gudiyatham

- Semballi2,674 people
- Reddimankuppam2,644 people
- Ananganallore2,556 people
- Gundalapalli2,550 people
- Singalpadi2,311 people
- Machampattu2,294 people
- Melvaithinankuppam2,248 people
- Rangasamudram2,183 people

[All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chokkarishikuppam?635805
- How far is Chokkarishikuppam from Vellore?52 km by road
- What is the population of Chokkarishikuppam?2,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokkarishikuppam in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chokkarishikuppam?77.8% (Census 2011)