# Pudukottai Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/pudukottai-635248/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Pudukottai Pudukottai is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624706**. The 2011 Census counted **7,967 people in 1,847 households**, the 5th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 7,967people (2011) - 1,847households - 73.5%literacy - 624706PIN code ## Pudukottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudukottai is 624706.** Pudukottai falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624706 - Gram panchayatPudukottai R - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudukottai from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)45 km by road - Vedasandur (nearest town)18 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 Pudukottai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pudukottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · K Ramanathapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pudukottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 13% of the 3,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Pudukottai Of every 100 households in Pudukottai in 2011, 80 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudukottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **86% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****53%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **73% Use banking services ****48%** **49% Television ****35%** **77% Mobile phone ****44%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Pudukottai? ■ Pudukottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **899 Working population ****59.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.5% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,037 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,131 (45%) · **■** Household industry 55 (1%) · **■** Other work 537 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,010 (21%) 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 Vedasandur - Vedasandur14,998 people - Padiyur9,876 people - Vembur9,536 people - Kombai8,918 people - Sukkampatti7,580 people - Paganatham7,556 people - Gudalur7,110 people - Kalvarpatti6,995 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudukottai?624706 - How far is Pudukottai from Dindigul?45 km by road - What is the population of Pudukottai?7,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudukottai in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudukottai?73.5% (Census 2011)