# Idaikal Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/idaikal/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Idaikal Idaikal is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627804**. The 2011 Census counted **3,054 people in 812 households**, the 18th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 3,054people (2011) - 812households - 76.9%literacy - 627804PIN code ## Idaikal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Idaikal is 627804.** Idaikal falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627804 - Gram panchayatIdaikal - Community development blockKadayanallur - Census village code642754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Idaikal from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)68 km by road - Kadayanallur (nearest town)6 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 Idaikal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Idaikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aygudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nainaragaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Idaikal known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and banana**. Products made here include bricks. About 65% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Idaikal Of every 100 households in Idaikal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Idaikal · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****48%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **56% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **60% Use banking services ****72%** **58% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****69%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****77%** **89% 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 Idaikal? ■ Idaikal · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **960 Working population ****49.3%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.3% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (24%) · **■** Household industry 68 (5%) · **■** Other work 448 (30%) · **■** Marginal 577 (38%) 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 Tenkasi - Kilankadu4,754 people - Kasidharmam4,071 people - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Pattappathu3,267 people - Courtallam3,026 people - Sillaraipuravu2,168 people - Mathalamparai2,145 people - Pattakurichi1,760 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Idaikal?627804 - How far is Idaikal from Tirunelveli?68 km by road - What is the population of Idaikal?3,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Idaikal in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Idaikal?76.9% (Census 2011)