# Nakkaluthu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/nakkaluthu/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Nakkaluthu Nakkaluthu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 345 households**, the 36th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 1,371people (2011) - 345households - 73.3%literacy - 624208PIN code ## Nakkaluthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nakkaluthu is 624208.** Nakkaluthu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624208 - Gram panchayatNakkaluthu - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nakkaluthu from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)35 km by road - Nilakkottai (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 Nakkaluthu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nakkaluthu; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Nakkaluthu known for? The main crops are **flowers, sapotta and green gram**. About 45% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Nakkaluthu Of every 100 households in Nakkaluthu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nakkaluthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****98%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **76% Use banking services ****39%** **40% Television ****82%** **81% Mobile phone ****56%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****93%** **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 Nakkaluthu? ■ Nakkaluthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **933 Working population ****56.5%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 592 (76%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 125 (16%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Nilakkottai - Koovanuthu2,419 people - Pannaipatti2,013 people - Sivagnanapuram1,721 people - Kullichettipatti1,380 people - Kolladipatti1,311 people - Chinnamanaickankottai887 people - Bodiagoundanpatti732 people - Bangalapatti396 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nakkaluthu?624208 - How far is Nakkaluthu from Dindigul?35 km by road - What is the population of Nakkaluthu?1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nakkaluthu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nakkaluthu?73.3% (Census 2011)