# Valasakkadu Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Valasakkadu

Valasakkadu is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,760 people in 466 households**, the 45th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,760people (2011)
- 466households
- 65.9%literacy
- 608701PIN code

## Valasakkadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valasakkadu is 608701.** Valasakkadu falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608701
- Gram panchayatValasakkadu
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636945

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

## How far is Valasakkadu from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (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 Valasakkadu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Valasakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vadakkupalayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kozhai
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palayankottai
- ○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 market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Valasakkadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 79% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Valasakkadu

Of every 100 households in Valasakkadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Valasakkadu · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****93%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Valasakkadu?

■ Valasakkadu · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**886

Working population ****42.5%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 57.5% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (8%) · **■** Marginal 453 (61%)

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

- Agaraputhur1,836 people
- Kumarakudi1,791 people
- Ayangudi1,772 people
- Vattathur1,771 people
- Nandeeswaramangalam1,736 people
- Themmur1,708 people
- Lalpettai1,688 people
- Vadakkumangudi1,617 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valasakkadu?608701
- How far is Valasakkadu from Cuddalore?80 km by road
- What is the population of Valasakkadu?1,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valasakkadu in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Valasakkadu?65.9% (Census 2011)