# Maligaikottam Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/maligaikottam/ Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore # Maligaikottam Maligaikottam is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 424 households**, the 52nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,689people (2011) - 424households - 70.9%literacy - 606105PIN code ## Maligaikottam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maligaikottam is 606105.** Maligaikottam falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606105 - Gram panchayatMaligaikottam - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637332 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maligaikottam from nearby towns? - Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)78 km by road - Pennadam (nearest town)2 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 Maligaikottam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Maligaikottam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pennadam - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pennadam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Maligaikottam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 70% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Maligaikottam Of every 100 households in Maligaikottam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maligaikottam · ■ Tittakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **78% Use banking services ****50%** **62% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****71%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **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 Maligaikottam? ■ Maligaikottam · ■ Tittakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **873 Working population ****61.2%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (54%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Tittakudi - Venkanur1,750 people - Sirumulai1,749 people - Perumulai1,717 people - Murugankudi1,713 people - Keelcheruvai1,688 people - Endal .Ja1,673 people - Kanchirankulam1,657 people - Pe.Ponneri1,654 people [All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maligaikottam?606105 - How far is Maligaikottam from Cuddalore?78 km by road - What is the population of Maligaikottam?1,689 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maligaikottam in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maligaikottam?70.9% (Census 2011)