# Tanikadu Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai 

# Tanikadu

Tanikadu is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622204**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 75 households**, the 63rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 259people (2011)
- 75households
- 71.6%literacy
- 622204PIN code

## Tanikadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tanikadu is 622204.** Tanikadu falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622204
- Gram panchayatMadagam
- Community development blockArimalam
- Census village code639918

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

## How far is Tanikadu from nearby towns?

- Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Puduvayal (nearest town)13 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 Tanikadu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tanikadu; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Embal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karaikudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tanikadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Tanikadu

Of every 100 households in Tanikadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tanikadu · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****75%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****99%**

**50%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tanikadu?

■ Tanikadu · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**978

Working population ****60.2%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 23 (15%)

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

- Pattumudaiyan309 people
- Velivayal306 people
- Narasingapuram304 people
- Madagam291 people
- Makaliyendal241 people
- Sirukadavakkottai233 people
- Vattattur232 people
- Seppavayal200 people

[All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tanikadu?622204
- How far is Tanikadu from Pudukkottai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Tanikadu?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanikadu in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tanikadu?71.6% (Census 2011)