# Serkadu Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/serkadu/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Serkadu Serkadu is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632106**. The 2011 Census counted **3,455 people in 849 households**, the 27th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 3,455people (2011) - 849households - 77.5%literacy - 632106PIN code ## Serkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Serkadu is 632106.** Serkadu falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632106 - Gram panchayatSerkadu - Community development blockKatpadi - Census village code630392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Serkadu from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)14 km by road - Thiruvalam (nearest town)5 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 Serkadu? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Serkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Katpadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katpadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Serkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include inscense sticks and clay pots. About 32% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Serkadu Of every 100 households in Serkadu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Serkadu · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****26%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **72% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **61% Use banking services ****61%** **38% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****73%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Serkadu? ■ Serkadu · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **967 Working population ****36.9%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (13%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 598 (47%) · **■** Marginal 307 (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 Katpadi - Kilmuttukur3,580 people - Vinnampalli3,492 people - Devarishikuppam3,469 people - Sevur3,460 people - Keeraisathu3,362 people - Dharapadavedu3,283 people - Kugaiyanallore3,070 people - Nagal3,055 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Serkadu?632106 - How far is Serkadu from Vellore?14 km by road - What is the population of Serkadu?3,455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Serkadu in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Serkadu?77.5% (Census 2011)