# Periyakothur Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/periyakothur/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Periyakothur Periyakothur is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610206**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 206 households**, the 57th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 824people (2011) - 206households - 74.9%literacy - 610206PIN code ## Periyakothur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakothur is 610206.** Periyakothur falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610206 - Gram panchayatPeriyakothur - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakothur from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)17 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)6 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 Periyakothur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakothur; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pullamangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koothanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Periyakothur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. About 89% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Periyakothur Of every 100 households in Periyakothur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Periyakothur · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **70% Tap water ****95%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **75% Use banking services ****24%** **39% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****36%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Periyakothur? ■ Periyakothur · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****537** **959 Working population ****58.5%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (77%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Needamangalam - Poonthalangudi896 people - Vengaramberaiyur896 people - Keelamanali894 people - Vaiyakalathur838 people - Annavasal Thenpathi690 people - Palangalathur550 people - Chettichatram535 people - Pannimangalam473 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakothur?610206 - How far is Periyakothur from Thiruvarur?17 km by road - What is the population of Periyakothur?824 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakothur in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakothur?74.9% (Census 2011)