# Kizhamanai Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/kizhamanai/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Kizhamanai Kizhamanai is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609604**. The 2011 Census counted **2,851 people in 744 households**, the 8th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 2,851people (2011) - 744households - 80.2%literacy - 609604PIN code ## Kizhamanai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kizhamanai is 609604.** Kizhamanai falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609604 - Gram panchayatKizhamanai - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644989 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kizhamanai from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)8 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 Kizhamanai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kizhamanai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neravy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kizhamanai known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include cotton yarn. About 41% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kizhamanai Of every 100 households in Kizhamanai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kizhamanai · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **47% Tap water ****95%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **50% Use banking services ****49%** **70% Television ****65%** **73% Mobile phone ****61%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **11% Own their home ****86%** **71% 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 Kizhamanai? ■ Kizhamanai · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **970 Working population ****37.4%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.8% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (14%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 558 (52%) · **■** Marginal 296 (28%) 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 Karaikal Taluk - Varichikudy4,096 people - Varichikudy3,533 people - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Keezhaiyur2,687 people - Vanjiur2,234 people - Polagam1,888 people - Poovam1,565 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kizhamanai?609604 - How far is Kizhamanai from Karaikal?8 km by road - What is the population of Kizhamanai?2,851 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kizhamanai in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Kizhamanai?80.2% (Census 2011)