# Sikkadu Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/sikkadu/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Sikkadu Sikkadu is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 400 households**, the 65th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,909people (2011) - 400households - 61.0%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Sikkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikkadu is 606205.** Sikkadu falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatSikkadu - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikkadu from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)7 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 Sikkadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sikkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Sikkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 62% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Sikkadu Of every 100 households in Sikkadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikkadu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **90% Tap water ****55%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **82% Use banking services ****13%** **40% Television ****76%** **80% Mobile phone ****67%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sikkadu? ■ Sikkadu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **934 Working population ****52.1%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 51.2% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 414 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (29%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 128 (13%) · **■** Marginal 127 (13%) 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 Ulundurpettai - Anaivari2,068 people - Pu.Konalavadi2,025 people - Koothanur2,016 people - Moolasamudram1,916 people - Nagar1,908 people - Karapattu1,897 people - Deviyanandal1,890 people - Kunamangalam1,842 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikkadu?606205 - How far is Sikkadu from Viluppuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Sikkadu?1,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikkadu in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sikkadu?61.0% (Census 2011)