# Pichankottagam Village, Thiruthuraipoondi – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/pichankottagam/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Pichankottagam Pichankottagam is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614716**. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 506 households**, the 37th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,774people (2011) - 506households - 78.5%literacy - 614716PIN code ## Pichankottagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pichankottagam is 614716.** Pichankottagam falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614716 - Gram panchayatPichankottagam - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pichankottagam from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road - Needamangalam (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 Pichankottagam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pichankottagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thanikkottakam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Pichankottagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 95% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 673 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 Pichankottagam Of every 100 households in Pichankottagam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pichankottagam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****17%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **70% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **80% Use banking services ****24%** **35% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****35%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pichankottagam? ■ Pichankottagam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **996 Working population ****52.7%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 750 (80%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Karppaganatherkulam2,112 people - Kurumbal2,047 people - Keerakkalur2,039 people - Vilangadu1,946 people - Thiruthangur1,713 people - Keezhapandi1,680 people - Mangudi1,672 people - Vadakadu1,664 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pichankottagam?614716 - How far is Pichankottagam from Thiruvarur?35 km by road - What is the population of Pichankottagam?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pichankottagam in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pichankottagam?78.5% (Census 2011)