# Pachamalayankottai Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/pachamalayankottai/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Pachamalayankottai Pachamalayankottai is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624707**. The 2011 Census counted **10,438 people in 2,705 households**, the 4th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 10,438people (2011) - 2,705households - 74.2%literacy - 624707PIN code ## Pachamalayankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachamalayankottai is 624707.** Pachamalayankottai falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624707 - Gram panchayatPachamalayankottai - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635449 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachamalayankottai from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)15 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)14 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 Pachamalayankottai? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Pachamalayankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 5 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Singarakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pachamalayankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, drum stick and flowers**. About 33% of the 1,815 hectares of village land is sown, and 606 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 Pachamalayankottai Of every 100 households in Pachamalayankottai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachamalayankottai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****90%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **76% Use banking services ****41%** **40% Television ****57%** **81% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **9% Own their home ****88%** **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 Pachamalayankottai? ■ Pachamalayankottai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **933 Working population ****53.9%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 887 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,883 (51%) · **■** Household industry 103 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,451 (26%) · **■** Marginal 301 (5%) 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 - Batlagundu11,768 people - Viralipatti11,370 people - Silukkuvarpatti10,725 people - Jambudurai Kottai9,986 people - Kanavaipatti9,873 people - Ethilodu9,580 people - Kottur9,263 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachamalayankottai?624707 - How far is Pachamalayankottai from Dindigul?15 km by road - What is the population of Pachamalayankottai?10,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachamalayankottai in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachamalayankottai?74.2% (Census 2011)