# Egaraikottaivayal Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/egaraikottaivayal/ Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga # Egaraikottaivayal Egaraikottaivayal is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 249 households**, the 42nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,092people (2011) - 249households - 86.6%literacy - 630311PIN code ## Egaraikottaivayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Egaraikottaivayal is 630311.** Egaraikottaivayal falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630311 - Gram panchayatEluvankottai - Community development blockDevakottai - Census village code640151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Egaraikottaivayal from nearby towns? - Devakottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)55 km by road - Devakottai (nearest town)5 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 Egaraikottaivayal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Egaraikottaivayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devakottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathikkottai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Egaraikottaivayal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Egaraikottaivayal Of every 100 households in Egaraikottaivayal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Egaraikottaivayal · ■ Devakottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****29%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **84% Use banking services ****86%** **55% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****81%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Egaraikottaivayal? ■ Egaraikottaivayal · ■ Devakottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **975 Working population ****57.5%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.6% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 175 (28%) · **■** Marginal 444 (71%) 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 Devakottai - Eluvankottai1,191 people - Panangulam1,162 people - Thenniervayal1,152 people - Uruvatti1,134 people - Vilimar1,086 people - Pusalagudi1,077 people - Kalathur987 people - Kilamalai874 people [All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Egaraikottaivayal?630311 - How far is Egaraikottaivayal from Sivaganga?55 km by road - What is the population of Egaraikottaivayal?1,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Egaraikottaivayal in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Egaraikottaivayal?86.6% (Census 2011)