# Nadakottai Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul 

# Nadakottai

Nadakottai is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,682 people in 739 households**, the 28th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 2,682people (2011)
- 739households
- 77.6%literacy
- 624220PIN code

## Nadakottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nadakottai is 624220.** Nadakottai falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624220
- Gram panchayatNadakottai
- Community development blockVathalagundu
- Census village code635479

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nadakottai from nearby towns?

- Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)48 km by road
- Vattalagundu (nearest town)15 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 Nadakottai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nadakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Viruveedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nilakkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Nadakottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 57% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Nadakottai

Of every 100 households in Nadakottai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nadakottai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**76%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****84%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nadakottai?

■ Nadakottai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**933

Working population ****60.7%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (54%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (10%) · **■** Marginal 395 (24%)

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

- Musuvanuthu3,545 people
- Mallanampatti3,431 people
- Sengattampatti3,394 people
- Viralimayanpatti2,795 people
- Vilampatti2,589 people
- Sekkapatti2,463 people
- Veelinaickanpatti2,448 people
- Koovanuthu2,419 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nadakottai?624220
- How far is Nadakottai from Dindigul?48 km by road
- What is the population of Nadakottai?2,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nadakottai in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Nadakottai?77.6% (Census 2011)