# Singarakottai Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/singarakottai/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Singarakottai Singarakottai is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624802**. The 2011 Census counted **3,119 people in 744 households**, the 37th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 3,119people (2011) - 744households - 72.9%literacy - 624802PIN code ## Singarakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Singarakottai is 624802.** Singarakottai falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624802 - Gram panchayatSingarakottai - Community development blockVadamadurai - Census village code635288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Singarakottai from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)25 km by road - Vadamadurai (nearest town)7 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 Singarakottai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Singarakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadamadurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dindigul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Singarakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. About 66% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Singarakottai Of every 100 households in Singarakottai in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Singarakottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **86% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****77%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **73% Use banking services ****51%** **49% Television ****80%** **77% Mobile phone ****61%** **59% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Singarakottai? ■ Singarakottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726** **899 Working population ****59.4%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 60.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 967 (52%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 500 (27%) · **■** Marginal 31 (2%) 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 Vedasandur - Sithuvarpatti3,521 people - Kollapatti3,302 people - Ulliyakottai3,169 people - Vellodu3,147 people - Nathapatti2,900 people - Kaithian Kottai2,705 people - Kanapadi2,694 people - Ammapatti2,394 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Singarakottai?624802 - How far is Singarakottai from Dindigul?25 km by road - What is the population of Singarakottai?3,119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Singarakottai in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Singarakottai?72.9% (Census 2011)