# Medayakottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/medayakottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Medayakottai Medayakottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614626**. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 88 households**, the 113th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 327people (2011) - 88households - 85.3%literacy - 614626PIN code ## Medayakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Medayakottai is 614626.** Medayakottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614626 - Gram panchayatKilamangalam - Community development blockThiruvonam - Census village code638950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Medayakottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)32 km by road - Pattukkottai (nearest town)10 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 Medayakottai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Medayakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ambalapattu North - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karambayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Veerakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Medayakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and black gram**. About 54% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Medayakottai Of every 100 households in Medayakottai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Medayakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****34%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **91% Use banking services ****43%** **41% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****80%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Medayakottai? ■ Medayakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **954 Working population ****39.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 79.6% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 73 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (36%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Orathanadu - Paruthiapparkovil379 people - Ramapuram368 people - Vedanayagipuram344 people - Kodiyalam327 people - PeriaAmmankudi293 people - Pugal Sillathur262 people - Yoganayagipuram139 people - Gopalapuram65 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Medayakottai?614626 - How far is Medayakottai from Thanjavur?32 km by road - What is the population of Medayakottai?327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Medayakottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Medayakottai?85.3% (Census 2011)