# Vilakkudi Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur 

# Vilakkudi

Vilakkudi is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614715**. The 2011 Census counted **3,968 people in 1,080 households**, the 9th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 3,968people (2011)
- 1,080households
- 81.4%literacy
- 614715PIN code

## Vilakkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vilakkudi is 614715.** Vilakkudi falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614715
- Gram panchayatVilakkudi
- Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi
- Census village code638335

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

## How far is Vilakkudi from nearby towns?

- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)8 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 Vilakkudi?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Vilakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Vilakkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peas**. Products made here include milk, bricks and pottery. About 81% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 397 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 Vilakkudi

Of every 100 households in Vilakkudi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vilakkudi · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**70%

Tap water ****50%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**80%

Use banking services ****44%**

**35%

Television ****95%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Vilakkudi?

■ Vilakkudi · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1361**

**996

Working population ****43.9%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 74.0% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 402 (23%) · **■** Marginal 895 (51%)

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 Thiruthuraipoondi

- Korukkai5,681 people
- Deevambalpuram5,416 people
- Edaiyur4,664 people
- Pamani4,661 people
- Jambuvanodai3,839 people
- Pinnathur3,608 people
- Alangadu3,364 people
- Alathambadi3,244 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vilakkudi?614715
- How far is Vilakkudi from Thiruvarur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Vilakkudi?3,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vilakkudi in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vilakkudi?81.4% (Census 2011)
