# Sindalakkarai Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/sindalakkarai/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Sindalakkarai Sindalakkarai is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 400 households**, the 18th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,194people (2011) - 400households - 72.2%literacy - 628902PIN code ## Sindalakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sindalakkarai is 628902.** Sindalakkarai falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628902 - Gram panchayatR. Venkateswarapuram, Sindalakkara - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642269 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sindalakkarai from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)5 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 Sindalakkarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sindalakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●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 · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Sindalakkarai known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and maize**. Products made here include match box. About 51% of the 1,045 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sindalakkarai Of every 100 households in Sindalakkarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sindalakkarai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****66%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **65% Use banking services ****65%** **40% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****73%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **86% 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 Sindalakkarai? ■ Sindalakkarai · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **986 Working population ****59.5%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (35%) · **■** Marginal 44 (6%) 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 Ettayapuram - Perilovanpatti1,292 people - Semmaputhur1,278 people - Ayan Vadamalaipuram1,260 people - Kumaragiri1,227 people - Pungavarnatham1,176 people - Ettilappanaickenpatti1,146 people - Meenakshipuram1,135 people - Sinnamalaikkundru1,133 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sindalakkarai?628902 - How far is Sindalakkarai from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Sindalakkarai?1,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sindalakkarai in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sindalakkarai?72.2% (Census 2011)