# Periyakottaikadu Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/periyakottaikadu/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Periyakottaikadu Periyakottaikadu is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614628**. The 2011 Census counted **1,428 people in 343 households**, the 76th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,428people (2011) - 343households - 69.1%literacy - 614628PIN code ## Periyakottaikadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakottaikadu is 614628.** Periyakottaikadu falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614628 - Gram panchayatVengarai - Community development blockThiruvonam - Census village code638964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakottaikadu from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)40 km by road - Karambakkudi (nearest town)7 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 Periyakottaikadu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakottaikadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Enathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Periyakottaikadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Periyakottaikadu Of every 100 households in Periyakottaikadu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periyakottaikadu · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****49%** **41% Television ****52%** **84% Mobile phone ****80%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Periyakottaikadu? ■ Periyakottaikadu · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **954 Working population ****55.3%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (45%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (10%) · **■** Marginal 70 (9%) 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 - Ambalapattu South Sivakollai1,581 people - Pandipalamanaikadu1,566 people - Keelulur1,538 people - Sankaranar Kudi Kadu1,479 people - Pinnayur West1,420 people - Mullurpattikadu1,417 people - kannathangudi East addl.1,412 people - Moorthiambalpuram1,377 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakottaikadu?614628 - How far is Periyakottaikadu from Thanjavur?40 km by road - What is the population of Periyakottaikadu?1,428 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakottaikadu in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakottaikadu?69.1% (Census 2011)