# Gangaikondon Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/gangaikondon/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Gangaikondon Gangaikondon is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623705**. The 2011 Census counted **2,060 people in 553 households**, the 28th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,060people (2011) - 553households - 67.7%literacy - 623705PIN code ## Gangaikondon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangaikondon is 623705.** Gangaikondon falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623705 - Gram panchayatK.Valasai, Gangaikondan - Community development blockBogalur, Nainarkoil - Census village code641919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangaikondon from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)25 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 Gangaikondon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangaikondon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vaniyavallam - ○Degree college10+ km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paramakudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gangaikondon known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 36% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Gangaikondon Of every 100 households in Gangaikondon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangaikondon · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****96%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****76%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Gangaikondon? ■ Gangaikondon · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **952 Working population ****59.4%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 56.6% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 239 (20%) · **■** Marginal 346 (28%) 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 Paramakudi - Vallam2,131 people - Siruvayal2,084 people - Kumukkottai2,082 people - Kallikudi2,067 people - Valangudi2,040 people - Thalayadikottai2,022 people - Ettivayal1,983 people - Sevvur1,972 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangaikondon?623705 - How far is Gangaikondon from Ramanathapuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Gangaikondon?2,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangaikondon in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gangaikondon?67.7% (Census 2011)