# Sithargalnatham Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/sithargalnatham/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Sithargalnatham Sithargalnatham is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624219**. The 2011 Census counted **6,372 people in 1,604 households**, the 14th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 6,372people (2011) - 1,604households - 72.2%literacy - 624219PIN code ## Sithargalnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sithargalnatham is 624219.** Sithargalnatham falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624219 - Gram panchayatSithargalnatham , S.Mettupatti - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sithargalnatham 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 Sithargalnatham? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sithargalnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anaipatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)20 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 Sithargalnatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and flowers**. Products made here include bricks. About 31% of the 1,539 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Sithargalnatham Of every 100 households in Sithargalnatham in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sithargalnatham · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **76% Tap water ****98%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **76% Use banking services ****23%** **40% Television ****86%** **81% Mobile phone ****42%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****87%** **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 Sithargalnatham? ■ Sithargalnatham · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **933 Working population ****57.7%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 64.2% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 521 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,211 (33%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 604 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,280 (35%) 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 - Pallapatti7,633 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people - Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people - Viruveedu6,459 people - Malayagoundanpatti5,424 people - Ramarajapuram4,985 people - Kunnuvarankottai4,887 people - Kodanginaickan patti4,418 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sithargalnatham?624219 - How far is Sithargalnatham from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Sithargalnatham?6,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sithargalnatham in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sithargalnatham?72.2% (Census 2011)