# Alichikudi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/alichikudi/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Alichikudi Alichikudi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,763 people in 448 households**, the 73rd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,763people (2011) - 448households - 71.2%literacy - 606110PIN code ## Alichikudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alichikudi is 606110.** Alichikudi falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606110 - Gram panchayatAlichikudi - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alichikudi from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)43 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)3 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 Alichikudi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Alichikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Virudhachalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Alichikudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 46% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Alichikudi Of every 100 households in Alichikudi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alichikudi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **79% Use banking services ****66%** **54% Television ****94%** **87% Mobile phone ****51%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Alichikudi? ■ Alichikudi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **852 Working population ****49.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 618 (70%) 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 Virudhachalam - Palaiyapattinam1,864 people - Melpappanapattu1,829 people - Pavalangudi1,782 people - Siruvambur1,770 people - Manavalanallur1,753 people - Tharmanallur1,738 people - Periyavadavadi1,737 people - Sathukudal1,733 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alichikudi?606110 - How far is Alichikudi from Cuddalore?43 km by road - What is the population of Alichikudi?1,763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alichikudi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alichikudi?71.2% (Census 2011)