Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram
# Panichagudi

Panichagudi is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 623309. The 2011 Census counted 1,825 people in 505 households, the 38th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.
- 1,825 people (2011)
- 505 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 623309 PIN code

## Panichagudi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Panichagudi is 623309. Panichagudi falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 623309
- Gram panchayat Andavorani, Arasathur, Kookudi
- Community development block Thiruvadanai
- Census village code 641781

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Panichagudi from nearby towns?
- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Thondi (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Panichagudi?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Panichagudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Panichagudi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 54% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Panichagudi

Of every 100 households in Panichagudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panichagudi · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 89%
- Toilet within the home 11% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 79%
- Tap water 58% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 87%
- Use banking services 48% 48%
- Television 91% 89%
- Mobile phone 80% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 4%
- Own their home 91% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Panichagudi?

■ Panichagudi · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 77.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 736 964
- Working population 63.7% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 305 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (3%) · ■ Other work 191 (16%) · ■ Marginal 633 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tiruvadanai
- Sekkanthidal 2,008 people
- Chitturuvadi 1,952 people
- Alagarthevankkottai 1,854 people
- Marungur 1,834 people
- Kavvur 1,819 people
- Sethidal 1,799 people
- Athiyur 1,772 people
- Kilaarumbur 1,749 people

All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Panichagudi? 623309
- How far is Panichagudi from Ramanathapuram? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Panichagudi? 1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panichagudi in? Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panichagudi? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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