# Asikkadu Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/asikkadu/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Asikkadu Asikkadu is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609806**. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 386 households**, the 32nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,521people (2011) - 386households - 78.7%literacy - 609806PIN code ## Asikkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asikkadu is 609806.** Asikkadu falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609806 - Gram panchayatAsikkadu - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637507 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asikkadu from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)6 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 Asikkadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Asikkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Therizhandur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Muvalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Asikkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 82% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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 Asikkadu Of every 100 households in Asikkadu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Asikkadu · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****26%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **64% Tap water ****86%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **68% Use banking services ****34%** **47% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Asikkadu? ■ Asikkadu · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **993 Working population ****41.2%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (62%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (26%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Kuthalam - Kappur1,752 people - Senniayanallur1,748 people - Kokkur1,687 people - Kozhaiyur1,668 people - Konerirajapuram I Bit1,521 people - Pandaravadai1,491 people - Inam Tiruvalangadu1,487 people - Palayagudalure1,461 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asikkadu?609806 - How far is Asikkadu from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Asikkadu?1,521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asikkadu in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Asikkadu?78.7% (Census 2011)