# Puduvakkadu Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/puduvakkadu/ Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai # Puduvakkadu Puduvakkadu is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614621**. The 2011 Census counted **2,130 people in 523 households**, the 10th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,130people (2011) - 523households - 84.0%literacy - 614621PIN code ## Puduvakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puduvakkadu is 614621.** Puduvakkadu falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614621 - Gram panchayatThondamanendal - Community development blockAvudayarkoil - Census village code639871 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puduvakkadu from nearby towns? - Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)50 km by road - Aranthangi (nearest town)17 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 Puduvakkadu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Puduvakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karaninendal - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Avadiyar Kovil - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Puduvakkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Puduvakkadu Of every 100 households in Puduvakkadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puduvakkadu · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****82%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****66%** **50% Television ****73%** **82% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **92% 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 Puduvakkadu? ■ Puduvakkadu · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **978 Working population ****30.5%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 180 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (49%) · **■** Other work 75 (12%) · **■** Marginal 74 (11%) 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 Avudayarkoil - Embal2,637 people - Karur2,567 people - Kadavakottai2,149 people - Kidangivayal2,138 people - Elunuttimngalam2,046 people - Alattur1,900 people - Sattiyadi1,809 people - Thonnagudi1,802 people [All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puduvakkadu?614621 - How far is Puduvakkadu from Pudukkottai?50 km by road - What is the population of Puduvakkadu?2,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puduvakkadu in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puduvakkadu?84.0% (Census 2011)