# Kakkarakottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/kakkarakottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Kakkarakottai Kakkarakottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 476 households**, the 50th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,007people (2011) - 476households - 70.8%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Kakkarakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakkarakottai is 614902.** Kakkarakottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatKakkarakottai - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakkarakottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)25 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)9 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 Kakkarakottai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kakkarakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thekkur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kakkarakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. About 68% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Kakkarakottai Of every 100 households in Kakkarakottai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kakkarakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **79% Tap water ****71%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****21%** **41% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****66%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Kakkarakottai? ■ Kakkarakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **954 Working population ****50.7%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (10%) · **■** Marginal 183 (18%) 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 Orathanadu - Kattukuruchi2,121 people - Neivasal South2,106 people - Vengarai2,088 people - Kelavannipet2,010 people - Vadakkur South1,978 people - Adanakottai1,975 people - Sadaiyarkoil1,974 people - Tirunallur1,972 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakkarakottai?614902 - How far is Kakkarakottai from Thanjavur?25 km by road - What is the population of Kakkarakottai?2,007 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakkarakottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kakkarakottai?70.8% (Census 2011)