# Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 

# Nilakkottai

Nilakkottai is a sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **286,641 people**, 5 towns and 42 villages (40 inhabited). The largest village is Batlagundu (11,768 people).

- 286,641people (2011)
- 42villages
- 5towns
- 76.3%literacy

## Population of Nilakkottai compared with Dindigul

■ Nilakkottai · ■ Dindigul district

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**934

Working population ****50.4%**

**51.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nilakkottai

Of every 100 households in Nilakkottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nilakkottai · ■ Dindigul district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**59%

Tap water ****85%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**56%

Use banking services ****42%**

**48%

Television ****81%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**79%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Nilakkottai

- Batlagundu22,928 people
- Nilakkottai22,197 people
- Ammainaickanur19,257 people
- Sevugampatti11,730 people
- Pattiveeranpatti8,602 people

## Largest villages in Nilakkottai

- Batlagundu · 11,768 people
- Viralipatti · 11,370 people
- Silukkuvarpatti · 10,725 people
- Pachamalayankottai · 10,438 people
- Jambudurai Kottai · 9,986 people
- Kanavaipatti · 9,873 people
- Ethilodu · 9,580 people
- Kottur · 9,263 people
- Kombaipatti · 8,406 people
- Pallapatti · 7,633 people
- Kullalagundu · 7,200 people
- Pillaiyarnatham · 6,712 people
- Viruveedu · 6,459 people
- Sithargalnatham · 6,372 people
- Malayagoundanpatti · 5,424 people
- Ramarajapuram · 4,985 people

[All 42 villages in Nilakkottai →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nilakkottai?42 (40 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilakkottai in?Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Nilakkottai?286,641 (Census 2011)