# Kudiraikulam Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/kudiraikulam/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Kudiraikulam Kudiraikulam is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628718**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 343 households**, the 44th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,206people (2011) - 343households - 78.4%literacy - 628718PIN code ## Kudiraikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kudiraikulam is 628718.** Kudiraikulam falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628718 - Gram panchayatKudiraikulam - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kudiraikulam from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)43 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)43 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 Kudiraikulam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kudiraikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sillangulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kudiraikulam known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and bulrush**. About 44% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Kudiraikulam Of every 100 households in Kudiraikulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kudiraikulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****22%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **71% Use banking services ****60%** **46% Television ****71%** **84% Mobile phone ****70%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **87% 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 Kudiraikulam? ■ Kudiraikulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **960 Working population ****53.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 65.7% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (60%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%) 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 Ottapidaram - Nagampatti1,247 people - Jagaveerapandiapuram1,237 people - Kodiyankulam1,224 people - D.Duraiswamipuram1,207 people - K.Dalavaipuram1,189 people - Mela Maruthur1,005 people - K.Shanmukapuram958 people - Mullur Muthukumarapuram939 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kudiraikulam?628718 - How far is Kudiraikulam from Thoothukkudi?43 km by road - What is the population of Kudiraikulam?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kudiraikulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kudiraikulam?78.4% (Census 2011)