# Athikottai Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur 

# Athikottai

Athikottai is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614018**. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 184 households**, the 108th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 726people (2011)
- 184households
- 82.1%literacy
- 614018PIN code

## Athikottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athikottai is 614018.** Athikottai falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614018
- Gram panchayatSerumangalam
- Community development blockNeedamangalam
- Census village code638229

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Athikottai from nearby towns?

- Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)12 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 Athikottai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Athikottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alangkottai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumarapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Athikottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 81% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Athikottai

Of every 100 households in Athikottai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Athikottai · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****39%**

**45%

Television ****56%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Athikottai?

■ Athikottai · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****58.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 72.4% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 211 (50%)

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 Mannargudi

- Kuruchi1,021 people
- Narayanapuram Kalappal958 people
- Peruvidaimaruthur923 people
- Gopiralayam785 people
- Paravakkottai-I659 people
- Kumarapuram649 people
- Mudal Sethi585 people
- Manankathankottagam567 people

[All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athikottai?614018
- How far is Athikottai from Thiruvarur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Athikottai?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athikottai in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athikottai?82.1% (Census 2011)
