# Vathanakottai Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kulathur, Pudukkottai 

# Vathanakottai

Vathanakottai is a village in Kulathur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,460 people in 569 households**, the 23rd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,460people (2011)
- 569households
- 62.3%literacy
- 622203PIN code

## Vathanakottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vathanakottai is 622203.** Vathanakottai falls in Kulathur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622203
- Gram panchayatVathanakottai
- Community development blockKunnandarkovil
- Census village code639337

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

## How far is Vathanakottai from nearby towns?

- Keeranur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)28 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)13 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 Vathanakottai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Andakkulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamavur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruchirappalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Vathanakottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and maize**. About 30% of the 1,355 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Vathanakottai

Of every 100 households in Vathanakottai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vathanakottai · ■ Kulathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****97%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**28%

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

**2%

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

**5%

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 Vathanakottai?

■ Vathanakottai · ■ Kulathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**964

Working population ****57.7%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.1% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 504 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 738 (52%) · **■** Other work 132 (9%) · **■** Marginal 46 (3%)

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 Kulathur

- Ammachattiram2,786 people
- Suriyur2,716 people
- Neerpalani2,650 people
- Melur2,534 people
- Chettipatti2,411 people
- Palandampatti2,372 people
- Udayalipatti2,342 people
- Alangudi2,310 people

[All 73 villages in Kulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vathanakottai?622203
- How far is Vathanakottai from Pudukkottai?28 km by road
- What is the population of Vathanakottai?2,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vathanakottai in?Pudukkottai district (Kulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vathanakottai?62.3% (Census 2011)