# Sethukkuvaithan Village, Tiruchendur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi 

# Sethukkuvaithan

Sethukkuvaithan is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,924 people in 751 households**, the 19th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 2,924people (2011)
- 751households
- 86.6%literacy
- 628207PIN code

## Sethukkuvaithan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sethukkuvaithan is 628207.** Sethukkuvaithan falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628207
- Gram panchayatSethukkuvaithan
- Community development blockAlwarthirunagari
- Census village code642552

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

## How far is Sethukkuvaithan from nearby towns?

- Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kayalpattinam (nearest town)16 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 Sethukkuvaithan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sethukkuvaithan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eral
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Sethukkuvaithan known for?

The main crops are **rice, banana and betel**. Products made here include clay pots. About 56% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Sethukkuvaithan

Of every 100 households in Sethukkuvaithan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sethukkuvaithan · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****88%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**66%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****80%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**84%

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 Sethukkuvaithan?

■ Sethukkuvaithan · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**957

Working population ****42.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 82.2% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (33%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 639 (51%) · **■** Marginal 87 (7%)

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 Tiruchendur

- Vellamadam3,511 people
- Mukkuperi3,505 people
- Suganthalai3,437 people
- Katchanavilai2,946 people
- Venkatramanujapuram2,917 people
- Nallur2,812 people
- Pallipathu2,722 people
- Megnanapuram2,502 people

[All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sethukkuvaithan?628207
- How far is Sethukkuvaithan from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sethukkuvaithan?2,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sethukkuvaithan in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sethukkuvaithan?86.6% (Census 2011)
