Village · Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram # Avathandai Avathandai is a village in Kadaladi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 623120. The 2011 Census counted 2,519 people in 607 households, the 22nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 2,519 people (2011) - 607 households - 66.6% literacy - 623120 PIN code ## Avathandai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Avathandai is 623120. Avathandai falls in Kadaladi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 623120 - Gram panchayat Avathandai - Community development block Kadaladi - Census village code 642070 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Avathandai from nearby towns? - Kadaladi (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ) 69 km by road - Sayalgudi (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Avathandai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Avathandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sayalgudi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Avathandai known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and green chilli. About 58% of the 1,278 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Avathandai Of every 100 households in Avathandai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Avathandai · ■ Kadaladi rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 82% - Toilet within the home 8% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 77% - Tap water 37% 50% - Drinking water within premises 1% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 84% - Use banking services 37% 47% - Television 82% 82% - Mobile phone 54% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 8% - Own their home 92% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Avathandai? ■ Avathandai · ■ Kadaladi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 76.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1035 950 - Working population 56.3% 46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.5% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 386 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 382 (27%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 88 (6%) · ■ Marginal 560 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kadaladi - Silliyanvagaikkulam 2,830 people - Kadugusandai 2,687 people - Mookkaiyur 2,660 people - Archanaipagam Usilangulam 2,575 people - Thanichiyam 2,465 people - Siraikulam 2,354 people - Sikkal 2,301 people - Orivayal 2,006 people All 44 villages in Kadaladi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avathandai? 623120 - How far is Avathandai from Ramanathapuram? 69 km by road - What is the population of Avathandai? 2,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avathandai in? Ramanathapuram district (Kadaladi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avathandai? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/avathandai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.