# Alikkudi Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi 

# Alikkudi

Alikkudi is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628809**. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 210 households**, the 57th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 797people (2011)
- 210households
- 73.5%literacy
- 628809PIN code

## Alikkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alikkudi is 628809.** Alikkudi falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628809
- Gram panchayatAlikkudi
- Community development blockKarungulam
- Census village code642500

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

## How far is Alikkudi from nearby towns?

- Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road
- Palayamkottai (nearest town)9 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 Alikkudi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Alikkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Tirunelveli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunelveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Alikkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 71% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Alikkudi

Of every 100 households in Alikkudi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alikkudi · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**68%

Use banking services ****45%**

**52%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Alikkudi?

■ Alikkudi · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**955

Working population ****56.5%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 65.6% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 228 (51%) · **■** Marginal 56 (12%)

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 Srivaikuntam

- Muthulangurichi1,066 people
- Murappanadu Pudugramam1,045 people
- KilpidagaiAppankovil875 people
- Deivaseyalpuram819 people
- Tirupanichettikulam795 people
- Ulakkudi759 people
- Nanalkadu619 people
- Tannuthu555 people

[All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alikkudi?628809
- How far is Alikkudi from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road
- What is the population of Alikkudi?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alikkudi in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alikkudi?73.5% (Census 2011)
