# Pachikkottai Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/pachikkottai/ Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Pachikkottai Pachikkottai is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,318 people in 709 households**, the 14th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 3,318people (2011) - 709households - 74.6%literacy - 622301PIN code ## Pachikkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachikkottai is 622301.** Pachikkottai falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622301 - Gram panchayatPachikottai - Community development blockThiruvarankulam - Census village code639579 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachikkottai from nearby towns? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)22 km by road - Alangudi (nearest town)3 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 Pachikkottai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pachikkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alangudi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kallalangudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Melapattu Rasingamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Pachikkottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include rice. About 61% of the 1,053 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Pachikkottai Of every 100 households in Pachikkottai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachikkottai · ■ Alangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **81% Tap water ****96%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****52%** **59% Television ****95%** **79% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****35%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Pachikkottai? ■ Pachikkottai · ■ Alangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **975 Working population ****58.8%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 783 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 994 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (5%) · **■** Marginal 65 (3%) 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 Alangudi - Thirukkattalai4,137 people - Mangadu4,073 people - Manjanviduthy3,437 people - Keelathur3,380 people - Arayapatti3,313 people - Kuppagudi3,264 people - Kulamangalam North3,153 people - Pullanviduthy2,866 people [All 69 villages in Alangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachikkottai?622301 - How far is Pachikkottai from Pudukkottai?22 km by road - What is the population of Pachikkottai?3,318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachikkottai in?Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachikkottai?74.6% (Census 2011)