# Kadakkam, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/kadakkam/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Kadakkam Kadakkam is a village in [Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/) sub-district of [Nagapattinam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **609402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 458 households**, the 43rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,785people (2011) - 458households - 81.0%literacy - 609402PIN code ## Kadakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadakkam is 609402.** Kadakkam falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609402 - Gram panchayatKadakkam - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadakkam from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)14 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 Kadakkam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kadakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilianur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kadakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 72% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Kadakkam Of every 100 households in Kadakkam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kadakkam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **63% Tap water ****98%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **66% Use banking services ****30%** **48% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****48%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% 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 Kadakkam? ■ Kadakkam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **963 Working population ****38.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (23%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 Tharangambadi - Annavasal2,036 people - Tiruchampalli1,898 people - Naduvasal1,844 people - T.Manalmedu1,817 people - Gudalur1,720 people - Mathur1,691 people - Kildangal1,672 people - Karuvazhakarai1,655 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadakkam?609402 - How far is Kadakkam from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Kadakkam?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadakkam in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadakkam?81.0% (Census 2011)