# Kagguchi Village, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/kagguchi/ Village · Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris # Kagguchi Kagguchi is a village in Udhagamandalam sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606217**. The 2011 Census counted **10,986 people in 3,206 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 10,986people (2011) - 3,206households - 72.9%literacy - 606217PIN code ## Kagguchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kagguchi is 606217.** Kagguchi falls in Udhagamandalam sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606217 - Gram panchayatKagguchi - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635091 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kagguchi from nearby towns? - Udhagamandalam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)24 km by road - Kotagiri (nearest town)15 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 Kagguchi? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kagguchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coonoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kagguchi known for? The main crops are **tea, potato and cabbage**. Products made here include mud pots. About 48% of the 2,991 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kagguchi Of every 100 households in Kagguchi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kagguchi · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****24%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **66% Tap water ****92%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **62% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****93%** **94% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **83% 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 Kagguchi? ■ Kagguchi · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **1037 Working population ****59.8%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 280 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,160 (33%) · **■** Household industry 16 (0%) · **■** Other work 3,943 (60%) · **■** Marginal 170 (3%) 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 Udhagamandalam - Nanjanad13,007 people - Thummanatti9,461 people - Hullathi9,187 people - Masinagudi8,783 people - Udhagamandalam8,214 people [All 10 villages in Udhagamandalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kagguchi?606217 - How far is Kagguchi from Udhagamandalam?24 km by road - What is the population of Kagguchi?10,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kagguchi in?The Nilgiris district (Udhagamandalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kagguchi?72.9% (Census 2011)