# Puduchekkadi Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/puduchekkadi/ Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Puduchekkadi Puduchekkadi is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606708**. The 2011 Census counted **3,550 people in 800 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,550people (2011) - 800households - 47.5%literacy - 606708PIN code ## Puduchekkadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puduchekkadi is 606708.** Puduchekkadi falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606708 - Gram panchayatPudurchekkadi - Community development blockThandrampet - Census village code632007 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puduchekkadi from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)40 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)40 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 Puduchekkadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puduchekkadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 · Thanipadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Puduchekkadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and sugarcane**. About 29% of the 1,939 hectares of village land is sown, and 518 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 Puduchekkadi Of every 100 households in Puduchekkadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puduchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **81% Use banking services ****32%** **47% Television ****97%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Puduchekkadi? ■ Puduchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **920 Working population ****63.5%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.1% for men and 41.8% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 803 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,205 (53%) · **■** Household industry 77 (3%) · **■** Other work 88 (4%) · **■** Marginal 82 (4%) 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 Thandrampet - Royandapuram3,899 people - Keelsinipakkam3,873 people - Velur T.3,850 people - Narayankuppam3,643 people - Se.Andapattu3,378 people - Bondai3,347 people - Malayanoorchakkadi3,309 people - Mothakkal3,279 people [All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puduchekkadi?606708 - How far is Puduchekkadi from Tiruvannamalai?40 km by road - What is the population of Puduchekkadi?3,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puduchekkadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puduchekkadi?47.5% (Census 2011)