Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur
# Pozhakudi

Pozhakudi is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 609403. The 2011 Census counted 1,709 people in 430 households, the 28th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%.
- 1,709 people (2011)
- 430 households
- 83.2% literacy
- 609403 PIN code

## Pozhakudi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pozhakudi is 609403. Pozhakudi falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 609403
- Gram panchayat Polakudi
- Community development block Nannilam
- Census village code 638035

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

## How far is Pozhakudi from nearby towns?
- Nannilam (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Peralam (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pozhakudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Pozhakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Peralam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Peralam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pozhakudi known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and peas. About 64% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pozhakudi

Of every 100 households in Pozhakudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pozhakudi · ■ Nannilam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 94%
- Toilet within the home 25% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 65%
- Tap water 70% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 71%
- Use banking services 34% 50%
- Television 88% 90%
- Mobile phone 49% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 4%
- Own their home 96% 94%

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

## What is the population of Pozhakudi?

■ Pozhakudi · ■ Nannilam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.2% 83.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 950
- Working population 33.0% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 110 (20%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 137 (24%) · ■ Marginal 305 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nannilam
- Pavattakudi 1,736 people
- Vadagudi 1,725 people
- Marudavancheri 1,717 people
- Nemmeli 1,715 people
- Seruvalur 1,703 people
- Annadanapuram 1,689 people
- Velangudi 1,647 people
- Vandampalai 1,636 people

All 70 villages in Nannilam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pozhakudi? 609403
- How far is Pozhakudi from Thiruvarur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Pozhakudi? 1,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pozhakudi in? Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pozhakudi? 83.2% (Census 2011)

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