# Pudukkudi Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/pudukkudi/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Pudukkudi Pudukkudi is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627417**. The 2011 Census counted **3,346 people in 968 households**, the 22nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 3,346people (2011) - 968households - 87.3%literacy - 627417PIN code ## Pudukkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudukkudi is 627417.** Pudukkudi falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627417 - Gram panchayatPudukudi - Community development blockCheranmahadevi - Census village code642972 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudukkudi from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)35 km by road - Veeravanallur (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 Pudukkudi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pudukkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veeravanallur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Cheranmadevi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Pudukkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 27% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Pudukkudi Of every 100 households in Pudukkudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudukkudi · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****52%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **50% Tap water ****78%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **63% Use banking services ****68%** **59% Television ****76%** **82% Mobile phone ****49%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****69%** **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 Pudukkudi? ■ Pudukkudi · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **965 Working population ****56.1%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 79.7% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (5%) · **■** Household industry 761 (41%) · **■** Other work 506 (27%) · **■** Marginal 443 (24%) 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 - Therkumadathur3,964 people - Dharmapuramatam3,835 people - Ayansingampatti3,781 people - Kuniyur3,427 people - Adaiya Karungulam3,321 people - Vadakku Karaikurichchi3,230 people - Adaichchani3,073 people - Vairavikulam3,016 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudukkudi?627417 - How far is Pudukkudi from Tirunelveli?35 km by road - What is the population of Pudukkudi?3,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudukkudi in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudukkudi?87.3% (Census 2011)