# Tantani Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Tantani

Tantani is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614622**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 355 households**, the 44th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 355households
- 80.4%literacy
- 614622PIN code

## Tantani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code614622
- Gram panchayatThanthani
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639704

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

## How far is Tantani from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)12 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 Tantani?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Tantani; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Tantani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. About 45% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Tantani

Of every 100 households in Tantani in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tantani · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**76%

Tap water ****73%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****60%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Tantani?

■ Tantani · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**948

Working population ****47.5%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 70.3% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 44 (7%)

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

- Kalakkudi1,613 people
- Subramanyapuram1,540 people
- Kalakkamangalam1,448 people
- Mangudi1,429 people
- Pidarikkadu1,133 people
- Neyvattali1,054 people
- Ramasamipuram1,044 people
- Kandichchankadu970 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tantani?614622
- How far is Tantani from Pudukkottai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Tantani?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tantani in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tantani?80.4% (Census 2011)
