# Chitherippattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/chitherippattu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Chitherippattu Chitherippattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 98 households**, the 170th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 419people (2011) - 98households - 69.0%literacy - 606206PIN code ## Chitherippattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitherippattu is 606206.** Chitherippattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606206 - Gram panchayatPalayasiruvangur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitherippattu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)80 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 Chitherippattu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chitherippattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Chitherippattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 57% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Chitherippattu Of every 100 households in Chitherippattu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chitherippattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****33%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **77% Use banking services ****70%** **49% Television ****57%** **76% Mobile phone ****76%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chitherippattu? ■ Chitherippattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **939 Working population ****61.1%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 72 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (19%) 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 Sankarapuram - Sittanthangal497 people - Aravankadu492 people - Kalliparai463 people - Sirukkalur422 people - Keelnilavur377 people - Vilvathi295 people - Timmanandal288 people - Vazhakuli203 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitherippattu?606206 - How far is Chitherippattu from Viluppuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Chitherippattu?419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitherippattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chitherippattu?69.0% (Census 2011)