# Pidarikkadu Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/pidarikkadu/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Pidarikkadu Pidarikkadu is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 304 households**, the 45th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,133people (2011) - 304households - 65.9%literacy - 614801PIN code ## Pidarikkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pidarikkadu is 614801.** Pidarikkadu falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614801 - Gram panchayatMannakudi - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pidarikkadu from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)30 km by road - Aranthangi (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 Pidarikkadu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pidarikkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Subramanyapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 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 Pidarikkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. About 31% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Pidarikkadu Of every 100 households in Pidarikkadu in 2011, 78 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pidarikkadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **76% Tap water ****93%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****11%** **40% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****46%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pidarikkadu? ■ Pidarikkadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **948 Working population ****65.6%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 58.7% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 193 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (37%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 250 (34%) 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 - Subramanyapuram1,540 people - Kalakkamangalam1,448 people - Mangudi1,429 people - Tantani1,331 people - Neyvattali1,054 people - Ramasamipuram1,044 people - Kandichchankadu970 people - Mannakudi901 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pidarikkadu?614801 - How far is Pidarikkadu from Pudukkottai?30 km by road - What is the population of Pidarikkadu?1,133 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pidarikkadu in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pidarikkadu?65.9% (Census 2011)