# Varichikudy Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/varichikudy-644983/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Varichikudy Varichikudy is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609609**. The 2011 Census counted **3,533 people in 883 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 3,533people (2011) - 883households - 86.7%literacy - 609609PIN code ## Varichikudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varichikudy is 609609.** Varichikudy falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609609 - Gram panchayatPoovam , Varichikudy - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644983 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varichikudy 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 Varichikudy? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Varichikudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kottucherry - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvettakudy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Varichikudy known for? The main crops are **paddy and casuarina**. About 38% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Varichikudy Of every 100 households in Varichikudy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Varichikudy · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **47% Tap water ****54%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **50% Use banking services ****75%** **70% Television ****77%** **73% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **11% Own their home ****84%** **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 Varichikudy? ■ Varichikudy · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **970 Working population ****32.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 82.2% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 601 (53%) · **■** Marginal 37 (3%) 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 - Thiruvettakudy4,281 people - Varichikudy4,096 people - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 people - Keezhaiyur2,687 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varichikudy?609609 - How far is Varichikudy from Karaikal?8 km by road - What is the population of Varichikudy?3,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varichikudy in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Varichikudy?86.7% (Census 2011)