# Sekarai Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/sekarai/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Sekarai Sekarai is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614103**. The 2011 Census counted **7,668 people in 1,740 households**, the 1st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 7,668people (2011) - 1,740households - 87.8%literacy - 614103PIN code ## Sekarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sekarai is 614103.** Sekarai falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614103 - Gram panchayatPothakudi - Community development blockNeedamangalam - Census village code638167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sekarai from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)18 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 Sekarai? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Sekarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koothanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Sekarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 64% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Sekarai Of every 100 households in Sekarai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sekarai · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****80%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **70% Tap water ****67%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **75% Use banking services ****75%** **39% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****72%** **50% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****78%** **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 Sekarai? ■ Sekarai · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **959 Working population ****26.6%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 84.2% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 263 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (25%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,078 (53%) · **■** Marginal 157 (8%) 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 - Athangudi4,147 people - Koilvenni3,744 people - Kalacheri3,500 people - Munnaval Kottai3,336 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sekarai?614103 - How far is Sekarai from Thiruvarur?18 km by road - What is the population of Sekarai?7,668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sekarai in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sekarai?87.8% (Census 2011)