Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram # Orikottai Orikottai is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 623402. The 2011 Census counted 1,346 people in 366 households, the 56th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 1,346 people (2011) - 366 households - 75.2% literacy - 623402 PIN code ## Orikottai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Orikottai is 623402. Orikottai falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 623402 - Gram panchayat Orikottai, Periakeeramangala - Community development block Thiruvadanai - Census village code 641793 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Orikottai from nearby towns? - Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ) 58 km by road - Thondi (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Orikottai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Orikottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Tiruvadanai - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tiruvadanai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Devakottai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Devakottai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Orikottai known for? About 83% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Orikottai Of every 100 households in Orikottai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Orikottai · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 89% - Toilet within the home 44% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 79% - Tap water 100% 51% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 87% - Use banking services 44% 48% - Television 90% 89% - Mobile phone 82% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 19% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 3% 4% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Orikottai? ■ Orikottai · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 77.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1341 964 - Working population 54.2% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 64.2% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 220 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 165 (23%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 54 (7%) · ■ Marginal 287 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tiruvadanai - A.Manakudi 1,459 people - Paganur 1,432 people - Mugilthagam 1,425 people - Varavani 1,421 people - Kattimangalam 1,306 people - Bagavathimangalam 1,304 people - Sengudi 1,284 people - Palangulam 1,270 people All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orikottai? 623402 - How far is Orikottai from Ramanathapuram? 58 km by road - What is the population of Orikottai? 1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orikottai in? Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orikottai? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/orikottai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.