# Kadalaiyur Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/kadalaiyur/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Kadalaiyur Kadalaiyur is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628725**. The 2011 Census counted **3,857 people in 1,139 households**, the 1st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 3,857people (2011) - 1,139households - 80.5%literacy - 628725PIN code ## Kadalaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadalaiyur is 628725.** Kadalaiyur falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628725 - Gram panchayatKadalaiyur - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642260 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadalaiyur from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)55 km by road - Kovilpatti (nearest town)10 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 Kadalaiyur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kadalaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kadalaiyur known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, maize and bulrush**. Products made here include match box. About 50% of the 910 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Kadalaiyur Of every 100 households in Kadalaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kadalaiyur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **65% Use banking services ****15%** **40% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****41%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **9% Own their home ****68%** **86% 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 Kadalaiyur? ■ Kadalaiyur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **986 Working population ****51.3%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.6% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (7%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,220 (62%) · **■** Marginal 332 (17%) 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 Ettayapuram - Ilambuvanam3,695 people - Irachi3,266 people - Thappathi2,730 people - Muthulapuram2,635 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadalaiyur?628725 - How far is Kadalaiyur from Thoothukkudi?55 km by road - What is the population of Kadalaiyur?3,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadalaiyur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadalaiyur?80.5% (Census 2011)