# Kolakkudi Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/kolakkudi/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Kolakkudi Kolakkudi is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,635 people in 407 households**, the 31st largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,635people (2011) - 407households - 74.8%literacy - 607802PIN code ## Kolakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolakkudi is 607802.** Kolakkudi falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607802 - Gram panchayatKolakkudi - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolakkudi from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)43 km by road - Vadalur (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 Kolakkudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kolakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karunguli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurinjipadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, 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 Kolakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 55% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Kolakkudi Of every 100 households in Kolakkudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kolakkudi · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **77% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **70% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****76%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Kolakkudi? ■ Kolakkudi · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **876 Working population ****47.2%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 66.0% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 339 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (35%) · **■** Other work 117 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (5%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Maruvay2,159 people - Perumathur2,138 people - Madanagopalapuram2,063 people - Arangamangalam1,641 people - Annadanampettai1,599 people - Kothavacheri1,538 people - Kanjamandanpettai1,416 people - Kurinjipadi1,400 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolakkudi?607802 - How far is Kolakkudi from Cuddalore?43 km by road - What is the population of Kolakkudi?1,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolakkudi in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolakkudi?74.8% (Census 2011)