# Kakkadavu Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Kakkadavu

Kakkadavu is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 439 households**, the 92nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 439households
- 66.2%literacy
- 642120PIN code

## Kakkadavu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakkadavu is 642120.** Kakkadavu falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642120
- Gram panchayatKakkadavu
- Community development blockKinathukadavu
- Census village code644510

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

## How far is Kakkadavu from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)45 km by road
- Negamam (nearest town)4 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 Kakkadavu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kakkadavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koilpalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Kakkadavu known for?

The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include coir and rope. About 81% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Kakkadavu

Of every 100 households in Kakkadavu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kakkadavu · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**54%

Tap water ****91%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**56%

Use banking services ****44%**

**45%

Television ****75%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**37%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**84%

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 Kakkadavu?

■ Kakkadavu · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**971

Working population ****58.6%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 57.4% for women. 69% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (25%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 556 (69%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Pollachi

- Kuthiraialampalayam1,448 people
- Poosaripatti1,412 people
- A. Nagoor1,390 people
- Muthur1,385 people
- Nathukkalpalayam1,334 people
- Boligoundenpalayam1,284 people
- Govindapuram1,249 people
- Dhalavaipalayam1,247 people

[All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakkadavu?642120
- How far is Kakkadavu from Coimbatore?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kakkadavu?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakkadavu in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kakkadavu?66.2% (Census 2011)
