# Kadambur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/kadambur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Kadambur Kadambur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605802**. The 2011 Census counted **2,666 people in 566 households**, the 53rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,666people (2011) - 566households - 63.8%literacy - 605802PIN code ## Kadambur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadambur is 605802.** Kadambur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605802 - Gram panchayatKadambur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadambur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)19 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 Kadambur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kadambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ariyalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kadambur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and black gram**. About 64% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Kadambur Of every 100 households in Kadambur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kadambur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****97%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **77% Use banking services ****75%** **49% Television ****92%** **76% Mobile phone ****65%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kadambur? ■ Kadambur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **939 Working population ****60.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 54.9% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 485 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (33%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Other work 112 (7%) · **■** Marginal 444 (27%) 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 - Kosappadi2,736 people - Poykkunam2,736 people - Vadakeeranur2,726 people - Murarbad2,691 people - Agraharapandalam2,633 people - Purthirampattu2,630 people - Kandikkal2,603 people - Mohur2,567 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadambur?605802 - How far is Kadambur from Viluppuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Kadambur?2,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadambur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadambur?63.8% (Census 2011)