# Sakkottai Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/sakkottai/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Sakkottai Sakkottai is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,625 people in 875 households**, the 12th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 3,625people (2011) - 875households - 92.3%literacy - 612401PIN code ## Sakkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakkottai is 612401.** Sakkottai falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612401 - Gram panchayatSakkottai - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakkottai from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)42 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)2 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 Sakkottai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sakkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Sakkottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and sugarcane**. About 6% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sakkottai Of every 100 households in Sakkottai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sakkottai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****77%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **58% Tap water ****93%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **67% Use banking services ****60%** **50% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****81%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****44%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****74%** **87% 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 Sakkottai? ■ Sakkottai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **952 Working population ****29.3%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 88.7% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (18%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 792 (75%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Kumbakonam - Sholamaligai5,446 people - Thippirajapuram3,817 people - Thandanthottam3,741 people - Neerathanallur3,651 people - Injikollai3,601 people - Bapurasapuram3,593 people - Valapuram3,519 people - Thillaiyambur3,441 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakkottai?612401 - How far is Sakkottai from Thanjavur?42 km by road - What is the population of Sakkottai?3,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakkottai in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sakkottai?92.3% (Census 2011)