# Rajapudukudi Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi 

# Rajapudukudi

Rajapudukudi is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627352**. The 2011 Census counted **1,612 people in 406 households**, the 35th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,612people (2011)
- 406households
- 64.7%literacy
- 627352PIN code

## Rajapudukudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rajapudukudi is 627352.** Rajapudukudi falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627352
- Gram panchayatRajapudukudi
- Community development blockKayatharu
- Census village code642225

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

## How far is Rajapudukudi from nearby towns?

- Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kayatharu (nearest town)5 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 Rajapudukudi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapudukudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kayatharu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kayatharu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Rajapudukudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 28% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Rajapudukudi

Of every 100 households in Rajapudukudi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajapudukudi · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**68%

Use banking services ****73%**

**49%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 Rajapudukudi?

■ Rajapudukudi · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**955

Working population ****60.6%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 846 (87%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 Kovilpatti

- Panneerkulam1,695 people
- Achangulam1,682 people
- Kuruvinatham1,640 people
- Utthupatti1,625 people
- Vadakkuppatti1,539 people
- Z.Devarkulam1,522 people
- Sevalapperi1,511 people
- K.Chidambarapuram1,494 people

[All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rajapudukudi?627352
- How far is Rajapudukudi from Thoothukkudi?74 km by road
- What is the population of Rajapudukudi?1,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapudukudi in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapudukudi?64.7% (Census 2011)
