# Adukkam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/adukkam/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Adukkam Adukkam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 385 households**, the 108th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,602people (2011) - 385households - 62.1%literacy - 605701PIN code ## Adukkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Adukkam is 605701.** Adukkam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605701 - Gram panchayatAdukkam - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633072 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Adukkam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Vettavalam (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 Adukkam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Adukkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandachiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Melvalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Adukkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 64% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Adukkam Of every 100 households in Adukkam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Adukkam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****51%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **76% Use banking services ****46%** **33% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Adukkam? ■ Adukkam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **933 Working population ****45.3%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (11%) · **■** Marginal 417 (57%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Nayanur1,678 people - Vellamputhur1,678 people - Pulikkal1,644 people - T. Kunnathur1,629 people - Mudianur1,578 people - Karadi1,564 people - Kanakanandal1,550 people - T. Konalavadi1,521 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Adukkam?605701 - How far is Adukkam from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Adukkam?1,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Adukkam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Adukkam?62.1% (Census 2011)