# Periakottai Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/periakottai/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Periakottai Periakottai is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,929 people in 714 households**, the 11th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 2,929people (2011) - 714households - 68.5%literacy - 630108PIN code ## Periakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periakottai is 630108.** Periakottai falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630108 - Gram panchayatPeriakottai - Community development blockSakkottai - Census village code640077 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? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)95 km by road - Puduvayal (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 Periakottai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Periakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottaiyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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**. About 27% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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, 65 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periakottai · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **64% Tap water ****44%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **65% Use banking services ****8%** **56% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****37%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****100%** **89% 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 · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **956 Working population ****52.6%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (16%) · **■** Marginal 967 (63%) 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 Karaikkudi - Aranmanaisiruvayal3,735 people - Kothamangalam3,551 people - Managirisuganendal3,486 people - Kurudampattu3,034 people - Nerupugapatti2,830 people - Pudur2,814 people - Sannavanam2,629 people - Oyyakondansiruvayal2,578 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakottai?630108 - How far is Periakottai from Sivaganga?95 km by road - What is the population of Periakottai?2,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakottai in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakottai?68.5% (Census 2011)