# Kandikkal Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/kandikkal/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Kandikkal Kandikkal is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,603 people in 541 households**, the 56th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,603people (2011) - 541households - 36.6%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Kandikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandikkal is 606207.** Kandikkal falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatVellimalai - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandikkal from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)30 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 Kandikkal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kandikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vellimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaivasail - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kandikkal known for? The main crops are **paddy and tapioca**. About 30% of the 1,928 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kandikkal Of every 100 households in Kandikkal in 2011, 75 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandikkal · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****24%** **49% Television ****9%** **76% Mobile phone ****56%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kandikkal? ■ Kandikkal · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **939 Working population ****61.4%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.1% for men and 29.3% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,128 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (2%) · **■** Marginal 124 (8%) 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 Sankarapuram - Murarbad2,691 people - Kadambur2,666 people - Agraharapandalam2,633 people - Purthirampattu2,630 people - Mohur2,567 people - Kallipattu2,558 people - Vadachettiyandal2,488 people - Sembarampattu2,475 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandikkal?606207 - How far is Kandikkal from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Kandikkal?2,603 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandikkal in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandikkal?36.6% (Census 2011)