# Idayakottai Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/idayakottai/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Idayakottai Idayakottai is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624704**. The 2011 Census counted **4,222 people in 1,147 households**, the 10th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 4,222people (2011) - 1,147households - 76.3%literacy - 624704PIN code ## Idayakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Idayakottai is 624704.** Idayakottai falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624704 - Gram panchayatIdayakottai - Community development blockOttanchattiram - Census village code635200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Idayakottai from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)33 km by road - Oddanchatram (nearest town)23 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 Idayakottai? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Idayakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Oddanchatram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oddanchatram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Idayakottai known for? The main crops are **ground nut, onion and great millet**. About 41% of the 1,800 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Idayakottai Of every 100 households in Idayakottai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Idayakottai · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****35%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **72% Tap water ****74%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **49% Use banking services ****43%** **51% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****65%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **88% 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 Idayakottai? ■ Idayakottai · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **913 Working population ****50.8%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 67.7% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 473 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 898 (42%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 588 (27%) · **■** Marginal 159 (7%) 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 Oddanchatram - Manjanaickenpatti5,242 people - Puliyamarathukottai4,740 people - Odaipatty4,348 people - Porulur4,302 people - Athicombai4,173 people - Vadagadu4,157 people - Koothampoodi4,097 people - Kariyampatti3,823 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Idayakottai?624704 - How far is Idayakottai from Dindigul?33 km by road - What is the population of Idayakottai?4,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Idayakottai in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Idayakottai?76.3% (Census 2011)