# Alakkudy Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam 

# Alakkudy

Alakkudy is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,971 people in 1,005 households**, the 20th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 3,971people (2011)
- 1,005households
- 80.5%literacy
- 609101PIN code

## Alakkudy PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alakkudy is 609101.** Alakkudy falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609101
- Gram panchayatAlakkudi
- Community development blockKollidam
- Census village code637355

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

## How far is Alakkudy from nearby towns?

- Sirkali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)83 km by road
- Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)15 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 Alakkudy?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Alakkudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puliyanthurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Alakkudy known for?

About 46% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Alakkudy

Of every 100 households in Alakkudy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alakkudy · ■ Sirkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****79%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**71%

Use banking services ****10%**

**43%

Television ****92%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Alakkudy?

■ Alakkudy · ■ Sirkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**948

Working population ****47.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 74.7% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 338 (18%) · **■** Marginal 709 (38%)

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 Sirkali

- Palayapalayam4,305 people
- Karaimedu4,248 people
- Thennampattiam4,202 people
- Thirunagiri3,994 people
- Koothiyampettai3,864 people
- Agani3,861 people
- Sembathaniruppu3,679 people
- Madiravelur3,666 people

[All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alakkudy?609101
- How far is Alakkudy from Nagapattinam?83 km by road
- What is the population of Alakkudy?3,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alakkudy in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alakkudy?80.5% (Census 2011)