# Paruthikottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/paruthikottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Paruthikottai Paruthikottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614904**. The 2011 Census counted **2,571 people in 670 households**, the 29th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,571people (2011) - 670households - 78.8%literacy - 614904PIN code ## Paruthikottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paruthikottai is 614904.** Paruthikottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614904 - Gram panchayatParuthikottai - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638866 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paruthikottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)15 km by road - Orathanadu (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 Paruthikottai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paruthikottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulur West - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Paruthikottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 47% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Paruthikottai Of every 100 households in Paruthikottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paruthikottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****98%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **91% Use banking services ****57%** **41% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Paruthikottai? ■ Paruthikottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **954 Working population ****38.0%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 72.0% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (43%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (14%) · **■** Marginal 27 (3%) 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 - Kulamangalam2,748 people - Okkanadukeelayur2,740 people - Kilamangalam2,718 people - Tirumangalakottai Keelaiyur2,665 people - Tirumangalakottai Melaiyur2,479 people - Vellur2,439 people - Pinnayur East2,384 people - Kovilur2,366 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paruthikottai?614904 - How far is Paruthikottai from Thanjavur?15 km by road - What is the population of Paruthikottai?2,571 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paruthikottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paruthikottai?78.8% (Census 2011)