# Ulkottai Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/ulkottai-636384/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Ulkottai Ulkottai is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612901**. The 2011 Census counted **5,495 people in 1,435 households**, the 12th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,495people (2011) - 1,435households - 71.1%literacy - 612901PIN code ## Ulkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ulkottai is 612901.** Ulkottai falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612901 - Gram panchayatUlkottai - Community development blockJayamkondam - Census village code636384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ulkottai from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)48 km by road - Jayankondam (nearest town)12 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 Ulkottai? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Ulkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Jayankondam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ulkottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include silk sarees. About 66% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Ulkottai Of every 100 households in Ulkottai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ulkottai · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **85% Tap water ****87%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **86% Use banking services ****53%** **46% Television ****91%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Ulkottai? ■ Ulkottai · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **878 Working population ****46.2%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (21%) · **■** Household industry 456 (18%) · **■** Other work 267 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,103 (43%) 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 Udayarpalayam - Kuvagam5,807 people - Marudur5,765 people - Kundaveli5,588 people - Periakrishnapuram5,565 people - Thandalai5,390 people - Alagapuram5,334 people - Koovathur5,311 people - Thirukalappur5,278 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ulkottai?612901 - How far is Ulkottai from Ariyalur?48 km by road - What is the population of Ulkottai?5,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ulkottai in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ulkottai?71.1% (Census 2011)