# Bothakkadu Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/bothakkadu/ Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri # Bothakkadu Bothakkadu is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636905**. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 457 households**, the 46th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 1,785people (2011) - 457households - 54.9%literacy - 636905PIN code ## Bothakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bothakkadu is 636905.** Bothakkadu falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636905 - Gram panchayatBothakkadu - Community development blockPappireddipatti - Census village code643540 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bothakkadu from nearby towns? - Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)45 km by road - Bommidi (nearest town)11 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 Bothakkadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bothakkadu; 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Bairanatham - ○Degree college10+ km · Pappireddipatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Bothakkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 57% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Bothakkadu Of every 100 households in Bothakkadu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bothakkadu · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **90% Toilet within the home ****1%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **83% Tap water ****41%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **72% Use banking services ****29%** **51% Television ****75%** **83% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Bothakkadu? ■ Bothakkadu · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **943 Working population ****61.7%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,008 (91%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Pappireddipatti - Pappambadi1,965 people - Nambippatti1,947 people - Erumiyampatty1,925 people - Pudinattam1,923 people - Kerekodahalli1,694 people - Singirihalli1,500 people - Naranapuram1,465 people - Madathahally1,418 people [All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bothakkadu?636905 - How far is Bothakkadu from Dharmapuri?45 km by road - What is the population of Bothakkadu?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bothakkadu in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bothakkadu?54.9% (Census 2011)