# Kambikudi Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Kambikudi

Kambikudi is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **3,640 people in 945 households**, the 4th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 3,640people (2011)
- 945households
- 75.3%literacy
- 626106PIN code

## Kambikudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kambikudi is 626106.** Kambikudi falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626106
- Gram panchayatKambikudi
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641382

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kambikudi from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)8 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 Kambikudi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kambikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kariapatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kambikudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, onion and ground nut**. About 10% of the 1,485 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Kambikudi

Of every 100 households in Kambikudi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kambikudi · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****85%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****24%**

**33%

Television ****87%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Kambikudi?

■ Kambikudi · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**970

Working population ****51.5%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 867 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 738 (39%) · **■** Marginal 95 (5%)

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 Kariapatti

- Aviyoor5,629 people
- Alagianallur4,252 people
- Kalkurichi4,092 people
- D.Kadambankulam3,588 people
- Arasakulam2,336 people
- Varalotti2,297 people
- Nandikundu2,279 people

[All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kambikudi?626106
- How far is Kambikudi from Virudhunagar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kambikudi?3,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kambikudi in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kambikudi?75.3% (Census 2011)
