# Kulakudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kulakudi/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kulakudi Kulakudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,902 people in 471 households**, the 57th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,902people (2011) - 471households - 73.1%literacy - 608704PIN code ## Kulakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kulakudi is 608704.** Kulakudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608704 - Gram panchayatKulakudi - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kulakudi from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (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 Kulakudi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kulakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kulakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 82% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Kulakudi Of every 100 households in Kulakudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kulakudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **69% Tap water ****95%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Kulakudi? ■ Kulakudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **899 Working population ****64.5%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 193 (16%) · **■** Marginal 574 (47%) 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 Chidambaram - Sathappadi1,926 people - Ayyanurakkaramangalam1,918 people - Manikollai1,910 people - Kannangudi1,905 people - Nathamedu1,860 people - Kathazhai1,859 people - Therkuthittai1,830 people - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kulakudi?608704 - How far is Kulakudi from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Kulakudi?1,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulakudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kulakudi?73.1% (Census 2011)