# Kanakkankadu Village, Karambakudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/karambakudi/kanakkankadu/ Village · Karambakudi, Pudukkottai # Kanakkankadu Kanakkankadu is a village in Karambakudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,200 people in 678 households**, the 7th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 3,200people (2011) - 678households - 79.6%literacy - 622301PIN code ## Kanakkankadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanakkankadu is 622301.** Kanakkankadu falls in Karambakudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622301 - Gram panchayatKanakkankadu - Community development blockKarambakkudi - Census village code639684 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanakkankadu from nearby towns? - Karambakudi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)27 km by road - Alangudi (nearest town)7 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 Kanakkankadu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakkankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kanakkankadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and banana**. About 29% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Kanakkankadu Of every 100 households in Kanakkankadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanakkankadu · ■ Karambakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **91% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **32% Television ****98%** **88% Mobile phone ****78%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Kanakkankadu? ■ Kanakkankadu · ■ Karambakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **934 Working population ****47.4%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 770 (51%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 391 (26%) · **■** Marginal 123 (8%) 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 Karambakudi - Pallavarayanpathai5,993 people - Ponnamviduthy4,683 people - Malaiyur4,675 people - Pilaviduthy3,777 people - Kattathi2,698 people - Sengamedu2,578 people - Thettanviduthy2,447 people - Ambukovil2,389 people [All 48 villages in Karambakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/karambakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanakkankadu?622301 - How far is Kanakkankadu from Pudukkottai?27 km by road - What is the population of Kanakkankadu?3,200 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanakkankadu in?Pudukkottai district (Karambakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanakkankadu?79.6% (Census 2011)