# Paravakkottai Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Paravakkottai

Paravakkottai is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614622**. The 2011 Census counted **3,351 people in 820 households**, the 15th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 3,351people (2011)
- 820households
- 73.5%literacy
- 614622PIN code

## Paravakkottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paravakkottai is 614622.** Paravakkottai falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614622
- Gram panchayatParavakottai, Sittangadu
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639698

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

## How far is Paravakkottai from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)32 km by road
- Alangudi (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 Paravakkottai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Paravakkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Amaradakki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallalangudi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Paravakkottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 43% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Paravakkottai

Of every 100 households in Paravakkottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paravakkottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****59%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****48%**

**40%

Television ****91%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Paravakkottai?

■ Paravakkottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**948

Working population ****52.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 627 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (9%) · **■** Marginal 434 (25%)

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 Aranthangi

- Alappirandan3,825 people
- Rajendrapuram3,753 people
- Retnakottai3,656 people
- Maramadakki3,559 people
- Attani2,924 people
- Ayangudi2,921 people
- Puvattakudi2,879 people
- Kodivayal2,686 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paravakkottai?614622
- How far is Paravakkottai from Pudukkottai?32 km by road
- What is the population of Paravakkottai?3,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paravakkottai in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paravakkottai?73.5% (Census 2011)
