# Chiknankuppam Village, Vaniyambadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/chiknankuppam/ Village · Vaniyambadi, Vellore # Chiknankuppam Chiknankuppam is a village in Vaniyambadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635801**. The 2011 Census counted **4,591 people in 1,081 households**, the 22nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 4,591people (2011) - 1,081households - 72.2%literacy - 635801PIN code ## Chiknankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chiknankuppam is 635801.** Chiknankuppam falls in Vaniyambadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635801 - Gram panchayatChiknankuppam - Community development blockNatrampalli - Census village code630926 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiknankuppam from nearby towns? - Vaniyambadi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)73 km by road - Vaniyambadi (nearest town)6 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 Chiknankuppam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chiknankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Chiknankuppam known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 689 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 Chiknankuppam Of every 100 households in Chiknankuppam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chiknankuppam · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****81%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **78% Use banking services ****28%** **33% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chiknankuppam? ■ Chiknankuppam · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107** **893 Working population ****51.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 64.6% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 269 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (11%) · **■** Household industry 181 (8%) · **■** Other work 504 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,164 (49%) 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 Vaniyambadi - Girisamudram5,271 people - Pullur5,253 people - Narasingapuram4,835 people - Ambalur4,619 people - Chinnaveppambattu4,443 people - Reddiyur4,315 people - Vadakkupattu4,056 people - Bheemakulam3,972 people [All 53 villages in Vaniyambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chiknankuppam?635801 - How far is Chiknankuppam from Vellore?73 km by road - What is the population of Chiknankuppam?4,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiknankuppam in?Vellore district (Vaniyambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chiknankuppam?72.2% (Census 2011)