# Pettaikandigai Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/pettaikandigai/ Village · Pallipattu, Thiruvallur # Pettaikandigai Pettaikandigai is a village in Pallipattu sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631208**. The 2011 Census counted **4,217 people in 980 households**, the 15th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 4,217people (2011) - 980households - 71.7%literacy - 631208PIN code ## Pettaikandigai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pettaikandigai is 631208.** Pettaikandigai falls in Pallipattu sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631208 - Gram panchayatJangalapalli, Kakkalur, Pettaikandigai - Community development blockPallipattu - Census village code628951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pettaikandigai from nearby towns? - Pallipattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)58 km by road - Pothatturpettai (nearest town)4 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 Pettaikandigai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pettaikandigai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Pothatturpettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruttani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vellathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Pettaikandigai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and mango**. About 47% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Pettaikandigai Of every 100 households in Pettaikandigai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pettaikandigai · ■ Pallipattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****13%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****62%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **71% Use banking services ****51%** **54% Television ****82%** **91% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pettaikandigai? ■ Pettaikandigai · ■ Pallipattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **906 Working population ****47.5%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 284 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (19%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 428 (21%) · **■** Marginal 889 (44%) 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 Pallipattu - Veeramangalam4,754 people - Vediyangadu4,668 people - Nediyam4,631 people - Meesarakandapuram4,247 people - Karlambakkam4,110 people - Venkatarajakuppam3,895 people - Gowni Puram Chinnasubbaraju Kandigai3,580 people - Gollalakuppam3,454 people [All 39 villages in Pallipattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pettaikandigai?631208 - How far is Pettaikandigai from Thiruvallur?58 km by road - What is the population of Pettaikandigai?4,217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pettaikandigai in?Thiruvallur district (Pallipattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pettaikandigai?71.7% (Census 2011)