# Kallikudi Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram 

# Kallikudi

Kallikudi is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,209 people in 298 households**, the 61st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,209people (2011)
- 298households
- 75.1%literacy
- 623407PIN code

## Kallikudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallikudi is 623407.** Kallikudi falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623407
- Gram panchayatKallikudi
- Community development blockR.S. Mangalam
- Census village code641837

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?

- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)39 km by road
- R.S. Mangalam (nearest town)12 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?

12 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 · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arunuthimangalam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ramanathapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rettaiyurani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kallikudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 1,091 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kallikudi · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****60%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**964

Working population ****52.4%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (21%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (19%) · **■** Marginal 118 (19%)

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 Tiruvadanai

- Kattimangalam1,306 people
- Bagavathimangalam1,304 people
- Sengudi1,284 people
- Palangulam1,270 people
- Arasur1,112 people
- Nilamalagiyamangalam1,107 people
- Uranagudi1,078 people
- Nirkumdram1,064 people

[All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallikudi?623407
- How far is Kallikudi from Ramanathapuram?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kallikudi?1,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallikudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallikudi?75.1% (Census 2011)
