# Retnakottai Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/retnakottai/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Retnakottai Retnakottai is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **3,656 people in 875 households**, the 13th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 3,656people (2011) - 875households - 82.3%literacy - 614616PIN code ## Retnakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Retnakottai is 614616.** Retnakottai falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614616 - Gram panchayatRetnakottai - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Retnakottai from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)38 km by road - Aranthangi (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 Retnakottai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Retnakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Silattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Retnakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 15% of the 1,129 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Retnakottai Of every 100 households in Retnakottai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Retnakottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****29%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **76% Tap water ****93%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **88% Use banking services ****41%** **40% Television ****77%** **80% Mobile phone ****79%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **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 Retnakottai? ■ Retnakottai · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **948 Working population ****37.0%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (18%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 461 (34%) · **■** Marginal 316 (23%) 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 - Arasarkulam Keelpathi3,959 people - Tirunalur3,916 people - Alappirandan3,825 people - Rajendrapuram3,753 people - Maramadakki3,559 people - Paravakkottai3,351 people - Attani2,924 people - Ayangudi2,921 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Retnakottai?614616 - How far is Retnakottai from Pudukkottai?38 km by road - What is the population of Retnakottai?3,656 (Census 2011) - Which district is Retnakottai in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Retnakottai?82.3% (Census 2011)