# Ethilodu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/ethilodu/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Ethilodu Ethilodu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624219**. The 2011 Census counted **9,580 people in 2,496 households**, the 7th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 9,580people (2011) - 2,496households - 69.6%literacy - 624219PIN code ## Ethilodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ethilodu is 624219.** Ethilodu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624219 - Gram panchayatEthilodu - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ethilodu from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Nilakkottai (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 Ethilodu? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Ethilodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Ethilodu known for? The main crops are **flowers**. Products made here include paper and mud pots. About 33% of the 1,431 hectares of village land is sown, and 417 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 Ethilodu Of every 100 households in Ethilodu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ethilodu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **76% Tap water ****78%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **76% Use banking services ****28%** **40% Television ****89%** **81% Mobile phone ****42%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Ethilodu? ■ Ethilodu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **933 Working population ****56.1%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 906 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,822 (53%) · **■** Household industry 70 (1%) · **■** Other work 651 (12%) · **■** Marginal 923 (17%) 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 Nilakkottai - Silukkuvarpatti10,725 people - Pachamalayankottai10,438 people - Jambudurai Kottai9,986 people - Kanavaipatti9,873 people - Kottur9,263 people - Kombaipatti8,406 people - Pallapatti7,633 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ethilodu?624219 - How far is Ethilodu from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Ethilodu?9,580 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ethilodu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ethilodu?69.6% (Census 2011)