# Chithalur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/chithalur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Chithalur Chithalur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **4,958 people in 1,119 households**, the 11th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 4,958people (2011) - 1,119households - 55.9%literacy - 606206PIN code ## Chithalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithalur is 606206.** Chithalur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606206 - Gram panchayatPannayangal, Chithalu - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithalur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Thiagadurgam (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 Chithalur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chithalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nathalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Chithalur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and cotton**. About 53% of the 1,297 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Chithalur Of every 100 households in Chithalur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chithalur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **73% Use banking services ****21%** **50% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chithalur? ■ Chithalur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **918 Working population ****57.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,117 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,159 (40%) · **■** Household industry 58 (2%) · **■** Other work 310 (11%) · **■** Marginal 225 (8%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Mathur5,428 people - Neelamangalam5,185 people - Thenkiranur5,158 people - Pridivimangalam5,076 people - Madavachcheri4,687 people - Siruvathur4,646 people - Pandiyankuppam4,610 people - Virugavur4,435 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithalur?606206 - How far is Chithalur from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Chithalur?4,958 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithalur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chithalur?55.9% (Census 2011)