# Ettugudi Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/ettugudi/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Ettugudi Ettugudi is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,573 people in 400 households**, the 23rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,573people (2011) - 400households - 81.2%literacy - 610212PIN code ## Ettugudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ettugudi is 610212.** Ettugudi falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610212 - Gram panchayatEttugudi - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ettugudi from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Velankanni (nearest town)16 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 Ettugudi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Ettugudi; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Thirukuvalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Ettugudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 83% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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 Ettugudi Of every 100 households in Ettugudi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ettugudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****97%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **72% Use banking services ****90%** **38% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****34%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Ettugudi? ■ Ettugudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **990 Working population ****50.6%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (62%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (15%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Thirukkuvalai - Malavelakarai1,718 people - Sithamoor1,709 people - Valakarai1,658 people - Adhamangalam1,611 people - Madapuram1,527 people - Kottangudi1,239 people - Anakkudi1,157 people - Thenmarudur1,144 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ettugudi?610212 - How far is Ettugudi from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Ettugudi?1,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ettugudi in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ettugudi?81.2% (Census 2011)