# Puduvakkottai Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Puduvakkottai

Puduvakkottai is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 496 households**, the 33rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 496households
- 73.3%literacy
- 614616PIN code

## Puduvakkottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puduvakkottai is 614616.** Puduvakkottai falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614616
- Gram panchayatEdaiyar, Kulathur, Panjatti
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639753

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

## How far is Puduvakkottai from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)8 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 Puduvakkottai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Puduvakkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aranthangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Puduvakkottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 43% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Puduvakkottai

Of every 100 households in Puduvakkottai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puduvakkottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****97%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****90%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puduvakkottai?

■ Puduvakkottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**948

Working population ****36.1%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 339 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (9%) · **■** Household industry 113 (16%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 152 (22%)

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

- Amarasimmendrapuram2,185 people
- Vijayapuram2,153 people
- Pallathivayal2,045 people
- Perunavalur1,969 people
- Vettanur1,893 people
- Vembangudi1,840 people
- Eginivayal1,832 people
- Chettikkadu1,811 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puduvakkottai?614616
- How far is Puduvakkottai from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Puduvakkottai?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puduvakkottai in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puduvakkottai?73.3% (Census 2011)
