# Kandilan Village, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/kandilan/ Village · Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram # Kandilan Kandilan is a village in Mudukulathur sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,410 people in 591 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,410people (2011) - 591households - 70.1%literacy - 623704PIN code ## Kandilan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandilan is 623704.** Kandilan falls in Mudukulathur sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623704 - Gram panchayatKeelasakkulam , Kandilan , Ilanchembur , Kathakulam - Community development blockKadaladi, Mudukulathur - Census village code641992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandilan from nearby towns? - Mudukulathur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Mudukulathur (nearest town)5 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 Kandilan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kandilan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mudukulathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Kandilan known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. Products made here include coir basket. About 34% of the 1,198 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Kandilan Of every 100 households in Kandilan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandilan · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **87% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **84% Tap water ****43%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****26%** **31% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Kandilan? ■ Kandilan · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652** **980 Working population ****55.2%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 890 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (10%) · **■** Marginal 76 (6%) 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 Mudukulathur - Vikkiramapandiapuram2,789 people - Ilankakoor2,781 people - Melamudukulathur2,589 people - Anaiseri2,484 people - Ulaiyur2,397 people - Thaliyanendal2,376 people - Velanadu2,104 people - Kolundurai2,082 people [All 45 villages in Mudukulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandilan?623704 - How far is Kandilan from Ramanathapuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Kandilan?2,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandilan in?Ramanathapuram district (Mudukulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandilan?70.1% (Census 2011)