# Kandachipuram Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/kandachipuram/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Kandachipuram Kandachipuram is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605701**. The 2011 Census counted **6,659 people in 1,595 households**, the 4th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 6,659people (2011) - 1,595households - 77.4%literacy - 605701PIN code ## Kandachipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandachipuram is 605701.** Kandachipuram falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605701 - Gram panchayatKandachipuram - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633074 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandachipuram from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)28 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)13 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 Kandachipuram? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kandachipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Melvalai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kandachipuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. Products made here include bricks and crackers. About 44% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Kandachipuram Of every 100 households in Kandachipuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kandachipuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****28%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **88% Tap water ****80%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **76% Use banking services ****56%** **33% Television ****65%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **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 Kandachipuram? ■ Kandachipuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **933 Working population ****37.6%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.0% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 407 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (27%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 992 (40%) · **■** Marginal 378 (15%) 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 - Veerapandi7,690 people - Ariyur6,857 people - Sithalingamadam6,801 people - Sennakunam5,993 people - Vengur5,403 people - Arcadu5,360 people - Manampoondi5,349 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandachipuram?605701 - How far is Kandachipuram from Viluppuram?28 km by road - What is the population of Kandachipuram?6,659 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandachipuram in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandachipuram?77.4% (Census 2011)