# Andakudi Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Andakudi

Andakudi is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630408**. The 2011 Census counted **1,474 people in 397 households**, the 31st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,474people (2011)
- 397households
- 79.5%literacy
- 630408PIN code

## Andakudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andakudi is 630408.** Andakudi falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630408
- Gram panchayatTiruvegampattu
- Community development blockDevakottai
- Census village code640199

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Andakudi from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)46 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)24 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 Andakudi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Andakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvegampathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somanathamangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Andakudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chilli**. About 44% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Andakudi

Of every 100 households in Andakudi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andakudi · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****48%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****37%**

**55%

Television ****88%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Andakudi?

■ Andakudi · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**975

Working population ****54.0%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 69.3% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 508 (64%)

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 Devakottai

- Theralappur1,528 people
- Thirumanavayal1,524 people
- Maranisarugani1,501 people
- Pagayani Pirandani1,481 people
- Kallangudi1,377 people
- Nedungulam1,304 people
- Kannangudi1,284 people
- Nachankulam1,261 people

[All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andakudi?630408
- How far is Andakudi from Sivaganga?46 km by road
- What is the population of Andakudi?1,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andakudi in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Andakudi?79.5% (Census 2011)