# Chittathur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/chittathur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Chittathur Chittathur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,046 people in 235 households**, the 125th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,046people (2011) - 235households - 65.2%literacy - 606305PIN code ## Chittathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittathur is 606305.** Chittathur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606305 - Gram panchayatChittathur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittathur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)47 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)15 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 Chittathur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chittathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chittathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Chittathur Of every 100 households in Chittathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chittathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **73% Use banking services ****45%** **50% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Chittathur? ■ Chittathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **918 Working population ****55.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 54.2% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (15%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%) 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 - Siruval1,123 people - Vinaitheerthapuram1,110 people - Thenthorasalur1,095 people - Thenponparappi1,083 people - Kilnariyappanur995 people - Kachakudi973 people - Valavandankuppam972 people - Somanathapuram817 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittathur?606305 - How far is Chittathur from Viluppuram?47 km by road - What is the population of Chittathur?1,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittathur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chittathur?65.2% (Census 2011)