# Kandichchankadu Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Kandichchankadu

Kandichchankadu is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 250 households**, the 48th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 970people (2011)
- 250households
- 69.2%literacy
- 614616PIN code

## Kandichchankadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandichchankadu is 614616.** Kandichchankadu falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614616
- Gram panchayatEkaperumalur
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639791

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

## How far is Kandichchankadu from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)53 km by road
- Perumagalur (nearest town)11 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 Kandichchankadu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kandichchankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary 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
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Eginivayal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nakkudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Kandichchankadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sesame seeds**. About 51% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Kandichchankadu

Of every 100 households in Kandichchankadu in 2011, 73 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandichchankadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****68%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****43%**

**40%

Television ****43%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Kandichchankadu?

■ Kandichchankadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**948

Working population ****53.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (54%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (14%) · **■** Marginal 72 (14%)

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 Aranthangi

- Tantani1,331 people
- Pidarikkadu1,133 people
- Neyvattali1,054 people
- Ramasamipuram1,044 people
- Mannakudi901 people
- Erukkalakkottai877 people
- Manavanallur877 people
- Ekapperumalur793 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandichchankadu?614616
- How far is Kandichchankadu from Pudukkottai?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kandichchankadu?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandichchankadu in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kandichchankadu?69.2% (Census 2011)