# Sakkanthi Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/sakkanthi/ Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga # Sakkanthi Sakkanthi is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,638 people in 399 households**, the 23rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,638people (2011) - 399households - 74.5%literacy - 630312PIN code ## Sakkanthi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakkanthi is 630312.** Sakkanthi falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630312 - Gram panchayatSakkanthi - Community development blockDevakottai - Census village code640195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakkanthi from nearby towns? - Devakottai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)51 km by road - Devakottai (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 Sakkanthi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakkanthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Thiruvegampattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathikkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sakkanthi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 57% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sakkanthi Of every 100 households in Sakkanthi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakkanthi · ■ Devakottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****25%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **82% Tap water ****41%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **84% Use banking services ****53%** **55% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Sakkanthi? ■ Sakkanthi · ■ Devakottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **975 Working population ****49.7%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 62.3% for women. 65% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 362 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 378 (46%) 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 - Karkalathur1,928 people - Iravinivayal1,834 people - Perattukkottai1,805 people - Ponnalikopttai1,682 people - Thirani1,612 people - N. Manakudi1,611 people - Siruganur1,556 people - Theralappur1,528 people [All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakkanthi?630312 - How far is Sakkanthi from Sivaganga?51 km by road - What is the population of Sakkanthi?1,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakkanthi in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sakkanthi?74.5% (Census 2011)