# Kukkal, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/kukkal/ Village · Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris # Kukkal Kukkal is a village in [Udhagamandalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/) sub-district of [The Nilgiris](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **643217**. The 2011 Census counted **5,219 people in 1,528 households**, the 10th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 5,219people (2011) - 1,528households - 75.0%literacy - 643217PIN code ## Kukkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kukkal is 643217.** Kukkal falls in Udhagamandalam sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643217 - Gram panchayatKukkal - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kukkal from nearby towns? - Udhagamandalam (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)33 km by road - Kotagiri (nearest town)9 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 Kukkal? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kukkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Commercial 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coonoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kukkal known for? The main crops are **tea, coffee and carrot**. Products made here include tea dust. About 14% of the 6,248 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kukkal Of every 100 households in Kukkal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kukkal · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **66% Tap water ****78%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **62% Use banking services ****50%** **43% Television ****90%** **94% Mobile phone ****54%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****88%** **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 Kukkal? ■ Kukkal · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **1037 Working population ****58.5%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 66.3% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,708 (56%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,036 (34%) · **■** Marginal 85 (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 - Udhagamandalam8,214 people - Thuneri7,110 people - Kadanad7,080 people - Ebbanad6,233 people [All 10 villages in Udhagamandalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kukkal?643217 - How far is Kukkal from Udhagamandalam?33 km by road - What is the population of Kukkal?5,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukkal in?The Nilgiris district (Udhagamandalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kukkal?75.0% (Census 2011)