# Kalikandan Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/kalikandan/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Kalikandan Kalikandan is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608303**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 75 households**, the 142nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 274people (2011) - 75households - 99.6%literacy - 608303PIN code ## Kalikandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalikandan is 608303.** Kalikandan falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608303 - Gram panchayatNeyvasal - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalikandan from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Lalpet (nearest town)5 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 Kalikandan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kalikandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Solakkur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kalikandan known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 86% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kalikandan Of every 100 households in Kalikandan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalikandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **81% Use banking services ****8%** **44% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****79%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kalikandan? ■ Kalikandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****99.6%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1210** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **886 Working population ****62.0%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 99.3% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 156 (92%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Radhanallur414 people - Sathamangalam402 people - Lakshimigudi388 people - Vauvalthoppu315 people - Vetchiyur264 people - Oblanjimedu161 people - Kuppunkuli Poovilandanallur158 people - Vanadarayanpettai146 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalikandan?608303 - How far is Kalikandan from Cuddalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Kalikandan?274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalikandan in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalikandan?99.6% (Census 2011)