# Vizhidiur Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/vizhidiur/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Vizhidiur Vizhidiur is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609607**. The 2011 Census counted **3,435 people in 914 households**, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 3,435people (2011) - 914households - 86.3%literacy - 609607PIN code ## Vizhidiur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vizhidiur is 609607.** Vizhidiur falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609607 - Gram panchayatVizhidiur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vizhidiur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)9 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)9 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 Vizhidiur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Vizhidiur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Neravy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Vizhidiur known for? The main crops are **paddy, blackgram & maize and cotton**. About 63% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Vizhidiur Of every 100 households in Vizhidiur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vizhidiur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****32%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **47% Tap water ****93%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **50% Use banking services ****62%** **70% Television ****72%** **73% Mobile phone ****61%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vizhidiur? ■ Vizhidiur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112** **970 Working population ****40.2%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 762 (55%) · **■** Marginal 272 (20%) 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 - Neravy6,555 people - Thiruvettakudy4,281 people - Varichikudy4,096 people - Varichikudy3,533 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 people - Keezhaiyur2,687 people - Vanjiur2,234 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vizhidiur?609607 - How far is Vizhidiur from Karaikal?9 km by road - What is the population of Vizhidiur?3,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vizhidiur in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Vizhidiur?86.3% (Census 2011)