# Sekkapatti Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul 

# Sekkapatti

Sekkapatti is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624220**. The 2011 Census counted **2,463 people in 640 households**, the 30th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 2,463people (2011)
- 640households
- 82.4%literacy
- 624220PIN code

## Sekkapatti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code624220
- Gram panchayatSekkapatti
- Community development blockVathalagundu
- Census village code635478

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

## How far is Sekkapatti from nearby towns?

- Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)45 km by road
- Vattalagundu (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 Sekkapatti?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sekkapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veeruveedu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nilakkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batlagundu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sekkapatti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and flowers**. About 57% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sekkapatti

Of every 100 households in Sekkapatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sekkapatti · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****66%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**76%

Use banking services ****85%**

**40%

Television ****85%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Sekkapatti?

■ Sekkapatti · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**933

Working population ****51.3%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 73.6% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 192 (15%) · **■** Marginal 632 (50%)

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

- Sengattampatti3,394 people
- Viralimayanpatti2,795 people
- Nadakottai2,682 people
- Vilampatti2,589 people
- Veelinaickanpatti2,448 people
- Koovanuthu2,419 people
- Pannaipatti2,013 people
- Sivagnanapuram1,721 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sekkapatti?624220
- How far is Sekkapatti from Dindigul?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sekkapatti?2,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekkapatti in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sekkapatti?82.4% (Census 2011)