# Sitharkadu Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/sitharkadu/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Sitharkadu Sitharkadu is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609003**. The 2011 Census counted **4,577 people in 1,158 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 4,577people (2011) - 1,158households - 92.5%literacy - 609003PIN code ## Sitharkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sitharkadu is 609003.** Sitharkadu falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609003 - Gram panchayatSitharkadu - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sitharkadu from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)2 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 Sitharkadu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sitharkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Sitharkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include paper cup. About 51% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Sitharkadu Of every 100 households in Sitharkadu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sitharkadu · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****67%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **65% Tap water ****71%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **66% Use banking services ****76%** **45% Television ****94%** **92% Mobile phone ****79%** **60% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****74%** **92% 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 Sitharkadu? ■ Sitharkadu · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073** **970 Working population ****40.6%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 88.5% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (4%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 729 (39%) · **■** Marginal 956 (51%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Pattamangalam5,875 people - Nidur5,488 people - Pandaravadaimappadugai5,341 people - Kadalangudi4,838 people - Sholampettai4,401 people - Thiruvalaputhur4,255 people - Kiloy3,941 people - Anathandavapuram3,621 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sitharkadu?609003 - How far is Sitharkadu from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Sitharkadu?4,577 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sitharkadu in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sitharkadu?92.5% (Census 2011)