# Vadakkukottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/vadakkukottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Vadakkukottai Vadakkukottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614626**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 254 households**, the 97th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,062people (2011) - 254households - 79.3%literacy - 614626PIN code ## Vadakkukottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkukottai is 614626.** Vadakkukottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614626 - Gram panchayatVadakkukottai - Community development blockThiruvonam - Census village code638931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkukottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)35 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)13 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 Vadakkukottai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkukottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avidanalla Vijayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Vadakkukottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 72% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Vadakkukottai Of every 100 households in Vadakkukottai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vadakkukottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****59%** **41% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vadakkukottai? ■ Vadakkukottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **954 Working population ****49.2%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 286 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (29%) · **■** Other work 73 (14%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 - Samayamkudikadu1,207 people - Karaimeendarkottai1,168 people - Pudunagar1,157 people - Ponnappur II1,069 people - Tirumangalakottai Melaiyur1,043 people - Therkukottai1,012 people - Arumulai994 people - Paravathur815 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkukottai?614626 - How far is Vadakkukottai from Thanjavur?35 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkukottai?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkukottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkukottai?79.3% (Census 2011)