# Kilakadayam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/kilakadayam/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Kilakadayam Kilakadayam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627415**. The 2011 Census counted **15,135 people in 4,119 households**, the 1st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 15,135people (2011) - 4,119households - 83.4%literacy - 627415PIN code ## Kilakadayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kilakadayam is 627415.** Kilakadayam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627415 - Gram panchayatServaikaranpatti, Kilakadayam - Community development blockKadayam - Census village code642928 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kilakadayam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)50 km by road - Alwarkurichi (nearest town)10 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 Kilakadayam? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kilakadayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kadaiyam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alwarkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mathapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kilakadayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, lemon and coconut**. Products made here include bricks, beedi and clay pots. About 27% of the 1,430 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 Kilakadayam Of every 100 households in Kilakadayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kilakadayam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **50% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **63% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****59%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **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 Kilakadayam? ■ Kilakadayam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **965 Working population ****54.5%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 77.2% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,380 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2,878 (35%) · **■** Other work 3,057 (37%) · **■** Marginal 492 (6%) 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 - Vadakku Ariyanayakipuram8,426 people - Therku Kallidaikurichi7,531 people - Ravanasamudram7,455 people - Kadayam Perumpattu6,861 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kilakadayam?627415 - How far is Kilakadayam from Tirunelveli?50 km by road - What is the population of Kilakadayam?15,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kilakadayam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kilakadayam?83.4% (Census 2011)