# Pappakudi Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/pappakudi/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Pappakudi Pappakudi is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627602**. The 2011 Census counted **6,651 people in 1,855 households**, the 6th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 6,651people (2011) - 1,855households - 77.2%literacy - 627602PIN code ## Pappakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappakudi is 627602.** Pappakudi falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627602 - Gram panchayatPappakudi - Community development blockPappakudi - Census village code642930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappakudi from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)22 km by road - Mukkudal (nearest town)2 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 Pappakudi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pappakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mukkudal - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mukkudal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pappakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. Products made here include paper cardboard and ready made dress. About 30% of the 1,931 hectares of village land is sown, and 516 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 Pappakudi Of every 100 households in Pappakudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pappakudi · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **50% Tap water ****93%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **63% Use banking services ****45%** **59% Television ****81%** **82% Mobile phone ****48%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****83%** **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 Pappakudi? ■ Pappakudi · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **965 Working population ****52.4%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 69.4% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 493 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 847 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1,023 (29%) · **■** Other work 770 (22%) · **■** Marginal 351 (10%) 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 - Potta Pudur6,622 people - Brahmadesam6,371 people - Idaikkal5,733 people - Vellanguli5,613 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappakudi?627602 - How far is Pappakudi from Tirunelveli?22 km by road - What is the population of Pappakudi?6,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappakudi in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappakudi?77.2% (Census 2011)