# Varichikudy Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/varichikudy-644986/ 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 **4,096 people in 932 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 4,096people (2011) - 932households - 87.5%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 panchayatVarichikudy , Kottucherry - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644986 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Varichikudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruvettakudy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Varichikudy known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and black gram**. Products made here include medical stitching wire. About 36% of the 538 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 Varichikudy Of every 100 households in Varichikudy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Varichikudy · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****63%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **47% Tap water ****46%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **50% Use banking services ****69%** **70% Television ****77%** **73% Mobile phone ****73%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **11% Own their home ****76%** **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+) ****87.5%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **970 Working population ****29.2%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 83.0% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (13%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 762 (64%) · **■** Marginal 227 (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 Karaikal Taluk - Kottucherry9,711 people - Neravy6,555 people - Thiruvettakudy4,281 people - Varichikudy3,533 people - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 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?4,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varichikudy in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Varichikudy?87.5% (Census 2011)