# Kallikudi Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/kallikudi/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Kallikudi Kallikudi is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623608**. The 2011 Census counted **2,067 people in 497 households**, the 27th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,067people (2011) - 497households - 74.5%literacy - 623608PIN code ## Kallikudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kallikudi is 623608.** Kallikudi falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623608 - Gram panchayatKallikudi, Nelmadu - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kallikudi from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)57 km by road - Manamadurai (nearest town)10 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 Kallikudi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kallikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaparamakudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajakambiram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Manamadurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kallikudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 37% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Kallikudi Of every 100 households in Kallikudi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kallikudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **81% Use banking services ****48%** **45% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****74%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kallikudi? ■ Kallikudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **952 Working population ****48.7%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.4% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (16%) · **■** Marginal 153 (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 Paramakudi - Pambur2,150 people - Vallam2,131 people - Siruvayal2,084 people - Kumukkottai2,082 people - Gangaikondon2,060 people - Valangudi2,040 people - Thalayadikottai2,022 people - Ettivayal1,983 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kallikudi?623608 - How far is Kallikudi from Ramanathapuram?57 km by road - What is the population of Kallikudi?2,067 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kallikudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kallikudi?74.5% (Census 2011)