# Pillaiyarnatham Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/pillaiyarnatham/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Pillaiyarnatham Pillaiyarnatham is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624219**. The 2011 Census counted **6,712 people in 1,698 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 6,712people (2011) - 1,698households - 75.1%literacy - 624219PIN code ## Pillaiyarnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillaiyarnatham is 624219.** Pillaiyarnatham falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624219 - Gram panchayatPillayarnatham - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635482 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillaiyarnatham from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)10 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 Pillaiyarnatham? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Pillaiyarnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 college5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Pillaiyarnatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and flowers**. Products made here include bricks and mud pots. About 56% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Pillaiyarnatham Of every 100 households in Pillaiyarnatham in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pillaiyarnatham · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****22%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **76% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****86%** **81% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **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 Pillaiyarnatham? ■ Pillaiyarnatham · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **933 Working population ****48.1%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 364 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 861 (27%) · **■** Household industry 124 (4%) · **■** Other work 874 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,008 (31%) 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 - Kottur9,263 people - Kombaipatti8,406 people - Pallapatti7,633 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people - Viruveedu6,459 people - Sithargalnatham6,372 people - Malayagoundanpatti5,424 people - Ramarajapuram4,985 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillaiyarnatham?624219 - How far is Pillaiyarnatham from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Pillaiyarnatham?6,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillaiyarnatham in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillaiyarnatham?75.1% (Census 2011)