# Periakottai Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai 

# Periakottai

Periakottai is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,002 people in 672 households**, the 9th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,002people (2011)
- 672households
- 68.4%literacy
- 613301PIN code

## Periakottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periakottai is 613301.** Periakottai falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code613301
- Gram panchayatPeriakottai
- Community development blockGandarvakkottai
- Census village code639392

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

## How far is Periakottai from nearby towns?

- Kovilur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Karambakkudi (nearest town)23 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 Periakottai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kovilur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Periakottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ground nut**. About 67% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 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 Periakottai

Of every 100 households in Periakottai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Periakottai · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****97%**

**87%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Periakottai?

■ Periakottai · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****64.6%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 690 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 995 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (4%) · **■** Marginal 181 (9%)

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 Gandarvakkottai

- Sundampatti3,446 people
- Kulathur3,275 people
- Nodiyur3,107 people
- Kattunaval3,070 people
- Vellalaviduthy2,977 people
- Andanur2,966 people
- Nappugai2,810 people
- Sengamviduthy2,559 people

[All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periakottai?613301
- How far is Periakottai from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Periakottai?3,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periakottai in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periakottai?68.4% (Census 2011)