# Periakottakudi Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/periakottakudi/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Periakottakudi Periakottakudi is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 282 households**, the 40th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,160people (2011) - 282households - 73.0%literacy - 630308PIN code ## Periakottakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periakottakudi is 630308.** Periakottakudi falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630308 - Gram panchayatPeriakottakudi - Community development blockSakkottai - Census village code640096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periakottakudi from nearby towns? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)7 km by road - Puduvayal (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 Periakottakudi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Periakottakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Puduvayal - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottaiyur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Periakottakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and eucalyptus**. About 33% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Periakottakudi Of every 100 households in Periakottakudi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Periakottakudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **88% Toilet within the home ****17%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **64% Tap water ****99%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **65% Use banking services ****74%** **56% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Periakottakudi? ■ Periakottakudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170** **956 Working population ****52.5%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 64.3% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (23%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 - Ambakkudi1,337 people - Nattuseri1,308 people - Devapattu1,298 people - Sakkottai1,208 people - Kandanur1,131 people - Vellipatti999 people - Jeyankondam933 people - Alampattu930 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakottakudi?630308 - How far is Periakottakudi from Sivaganga?7 km by road - What is the population of Periakottakudi?1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakottakudi in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakottakudi?73.0% (Census 2011)