# Uppukottai Village, Bodinayakanur, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/uppukottai/ Village · Bodinayakanur, Theni # Uppukottai Uppukottai is a village in Bodinayakanur sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625534**. The 2011 Census counted **10,756 people in 2,883 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 10,756people (2011) - 2,883households - 72.7%literacy - 625534PIN code ## Uppukottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uppukottai is 625534.** Uppukottai falls in Bodinayakanur sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625534 - Gram panchayatUppukottai , Kamarajapuram - Community development blockBodinayakanur - Census village code641081 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uppukottai from nearby towns? - Bodinayakanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)14 km by road - Veerapandi (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 Uppukottai? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Uppukottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veerapandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Veerapandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silamalai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Uppukottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 72% of the 1,346 hectares of village land is sown, and 946 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 Uppukottai Of every 100 households in Uppukottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Uppukottai · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****19%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **67% Tap water ****88%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **61% Use banking services ****28%** **28% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **84% 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 Uppukottai? ■ Uppukottai · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **931 Working population ****53.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.7% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,963 (52%) · **■** Household industry 110 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,316 (23%) · **■** Marginal 762 (13%) 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 Bodinayakanur - Ammapatti13,598 people - Kodangipatti11,600 people - Rasingapuram9,280 people - Silamalai8,236 people - Dombucheri7,493 people - Bodinayackanur1,983 people [All 12 villages in Bodinayakanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uppukottai?625534 - How far is Uppukottai from Theni Allinagaram?14 km by road - What is the population of Uppukottai?10,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uppukottai in?Theni district (Bodinayakanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Uppukottai?72.7% (Census 2011)