# Idaikkal Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/idaikkal/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Idaikkal Idaikkal is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627602**. The 2011 Census counted **5,733 people in 1,576 households**, the 9th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 5,733people (2011) - 1,576households - 81.1%literacy - 627602PIN code ## Idaikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Idaikkal is 627602.** Idaikkal falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627602 - Gram panchayatIdaikal - Community development blockPappakudi - Census village code642932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Idaikkal from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road - Ambasamudram (nearest town)15 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 Idaikkal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Idaikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 · Rengasamudram - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Idaikkal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and banana**. Products made here include bricks and beedi. About 25% of the 2,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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 Idaikkal Of every 100 households in Idaikkal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Idaikkal · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **50% Tap water ****84%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **63% Use banking services ****52%** **59% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****47%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **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 Idaikkal? ■ Idaikkal · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **965 Working population ****56.3%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,054 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1,190 (37%) · **■** Other work 613 (19%) · **■** Marginal 95 (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 Ambasamudram - Kadayam Perumpattu6,861 people - Pappakudi6,651 people - Potta Pudur6,622 people - Brahmadesam6,371 people - Vellanguli5,613 people - Pappankulam5,192 people - Mannarkovil5,168 people - Therku Kadayam5,059 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Idaikkal?627602 - How far is Idaikkal from Tirunelveli?40 km by road - What is the population of Idaikkal?5,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Idaikkal in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Idaikkal?81.1% (Census 2011)