# Jackanarai Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/jackanarai/ Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris # Jackanarai Jackanarai is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643242**. The 2011 Census counted **4,602 people in 1,309 households**, the 7th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 4,602people (2011) - 1,309households - 78.1%literacy - 643242PIN code ## Jackanarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jackanarai is 643242.** Jackanarai falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643242 - Gram panchayatJackanarai, Kunjupannai - Community development blockKotagiri - Census village code635110 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jackanarai from nearby towns? - Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)38 km by road - Kotagiri (nearest town)8 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 Jackanarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Jackanarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 9 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduhatty - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Jackanarai known for? The main crops are **tea, coffee and pepper**. Products made here include tea dust. About 60% of the 2,047 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jackanarai Of every 100 households in Jackanarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jackanarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****30%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **59% Tap water ****85%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **52% Use banking services ****62%** **56% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****58%** **75% 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 Jackanarai? ■ Jackanarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **942 Working population ****60.1%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (29%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,534 (55%) · **■** Marginal 292 (11%) 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 Kotagiri - Denad8,284 people - Kotagiri7,952 people - Konakarai7,511 people - Kengarai6,820 people - Kodanad4,153 people - Kallampalayam1,691 people - Aracode781 people - Kadinamala407 people [All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jackanarai?643242 - How far is Jackanarai from Udhagamandalam?38 km by road - What is the population of Jackanarai?4,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jackanarai in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Jackanarai?78.1% (Census 2011)