Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Periakottagam Periakottagam is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608304. The 2011 Census counted 586 people in 141 households, the 124th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 586 people (2011) - 141 households - 80.6% literacy - 608304 PIN code ## Periakottagam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Periakottagam is 608304. Periakottagam falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 608304 - Gram panchayat Kuppunkuli Poovilandanallur - Community development block Kattumannar Koil - Census village code 637029 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Periakottagam from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 75 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Periakottagam? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Periakottagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kuppunkuli Poovilandanallur - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palanchanallur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Periakottagam known for? The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 88% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Periakottagam Of every 100 households in Periakottagam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 99 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periakottagam · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 63% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 37% 80% - Tap water 100% 80% - Drinking water within premises 0% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 99% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 1% 81% - Use banking services 24% 44% - Television 91% 91% - Mobile phone 43% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 4% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Periakottagam? ■ Periakottagam · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1063 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 886 - Working population 31.4% 47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.1% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 151 (82%) · ■ Other work 15 (8%) · ■ Marginal 10 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kattumannarkoil - Kurinjikudi 630 people - Keelaradhambur 622 people - Karupperi 617 people - Alinjamangalam 588 people - Keezadhangudi 575 people - Pillaiarthangal 551 people - Naduthittu 535 people - Kuthur 532 people All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakottagam? 608304 - How far is Periakottagam from Cuddalore? 75 km by road - What is the population of Periakottagam? 586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakottagam in? Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakottagam? 80.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/periakottagam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.