# Adukkam Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul 

# Adukkam

Adukkam is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624104**. The 2011 Census counted **3,665 people in 937 households**, the 8th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 3,665people (2011)
- 937households
- 83.8%literacy
- 624104PIN code

## Adukkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adukkam is 624104.** Adukkam falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624104
- Gram panchayatAdukkam
- Community development blockKodaikanal
- Census village code635445

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

## How far is Adukkam from nearby towns?

- Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)85 km by road
- Kodaikanal (nearest town)13 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 Adukkam?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Adukkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodaikanal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kodaikanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Adukkam known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and jack fruit**. About 66% of the 2,346 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Adukkam

Of every 100 households in Adukkam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Adukkam · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**68%

Tap water ****86%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**82%

Use banking services ****63%**

**46%

Television ****93%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****69%**

**79%

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 Adukkam?

■ Adukkam · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**955

Working population ****44.2%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 77.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,166 (72%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 253 (16%) · **■** Marginal 55 (3%)

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 Kodaikanal

- Poondi5,816 people
- Poombarai5,574 people
- Vadagounchi4,434 people
- Kamanur3,699 people
- Periyur3,202 people
- Thandigudi3,123 people
- Kilakkuchettipatti3,095 people
- Kodaikanal2,831 people

[All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adukkam?624104
- How far is Adukkam from Dindigul?85 km by road
- What is the population of Adukkam?3,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adukkam in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Adukkam?83.8% (Census 2011)
