# Thiruvettakudy Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/thiruvettakudy/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Thiruvettakudy Thiruvettakudy is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609609**. The 2011 Census counted **4,281 people in 1,067 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 4,281people (2011) - 1,067households - 82.3%literacy - 609609PIN code ## Thiruvettakudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thiruvettakudy is 609609.** Thiruvettakudy falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609609 - Gram panchayatThiruvettakudy - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644985 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thiruvettakudy 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 Thiruvettakudy? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Thiruvettakudy; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottucherry - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Thiruvettakudy known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and ground nut**. About 25% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Thiruvettakudy Of every 100 households in Thiruvettakudy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thiruvettakudy · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****54%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **47% Tap water ****64%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **50% Use banking services ****71%** **70% Television ****71%** **73% Mobile phone ****52%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **11% Own their home ****66%** **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 Thiruvettakudy? ■ Thiruvettakudy · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **970 Working population ****37.1%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 76.2% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (8%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 780 (49%) · **■** Marginal 644 (41%) 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 - Kottucherry9,711 people - Neravy6,555 people - Varichikudy4,096 people - Varichikudy3,533 people - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thiruvettakudy?609609 - How far is Thiruvettakudy from Karaikal?8 km by road - What is the population of Thiruvettakudy?4,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thiruvettakudy in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Thiruvettakudy?82.3% (Census 2011)