# Nedungadu Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry)

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Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal 

# Nedungadu

Nedungadu is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609603**. The 2011 Census counted **4,886 people in 1,212 households**, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 4,886people (2011)
- 1,212households
- 86.8%literacy
- 609603PIN code

## Nedungadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nedungadu is 609603.** Nedungadu falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry.

- PIN code609603
- Gram panchayatNedungadu, Kurumbagaram
- Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block
- Census village code644999

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nedungadu from nearby towns?

- Karaikal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Karaikal (district HQ)10 km by road
- Karaikal (nearest town)10 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 Nedungadu?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Nedungadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Nedungadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. Products made here include cotton yarn. About 56% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Nedungadu

Of every 100 households in Nedungadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Nedungadu · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**54%

Tap water ****97%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**46%

Use banking services ****75%**

**71%

Television ****78%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****72%**

**82%

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 Nedungadu?

■ Nedungadu · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**933

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 81.9% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (18%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,068 (58%) · **■** Marginal 339 (18%)

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 Thirunallar Taluk

- Ambagarathur7,391 people
- Thirunallar6,866 people
- Kurumbagaram5,212 people
- Sorakudy4,666 people
- Sethur3,890 people
- Nallazhundur3,575 people
- Pettai3,192 people

[All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nedungadu?609603
- How far is Nedungadu from Karaikal?10 km by road
- What is the population of Nedungadu?4,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nedungadu in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry
- What is the literacy rate of Nedungadu?86.8% (Census 2011)
