# Sakkudi Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/sakkudi/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Sakkudi Sakkudi is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625020**. The 2011 Census counted **3,645 people in 902 households**, the 12th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 3,645people (2011) - 902households - 69.5%literacy - 625020PIN code ## Sakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakkudi is 625020.** Sakkudi falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625020 - Gram panchayatKarseri, Sakkudi - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640701 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakkudi from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)16 km by road - Thirupuvanam (nearest town)7 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 Sakkudi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Puvandi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Manalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 37% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sakkudi Of every 100 households in Sakkudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakkudi · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **64% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **63% Use banking services ****41%** **46% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **81% 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 Sakkudi? ■ Sakkudi · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **936 Working population ****54.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,120 (57%) · **■** Marginal 400 (20%) 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 Madurai North - Podumbu5,252 people - Chettikulam4,970 people - Sakkimangalam4,428 people - Mangulam4,336 people - Andarkottaram3,002 people - Angadimangalam2,855 people - Chatrapatti2,722 people - Poyyakaraipatti2,628 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakkudi?625020 - How far is Sakkudi from Madurai?16 km by road - What is the population of Sakkudi?3,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakkudi in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sakkudi?69.5% (Census 2011)