# Itteri Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 

# Itteri

Itteri is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627051**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 226 households**, the 31st largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%.

- 824people (2011)
- 226households
- 66.3%literacy
- 627051PIN code

## Itteri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Itteri is 627051.** Itteri falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627051
- Gram panchayatItteri
- Community development blockPalayamkottai
- Census village code642925

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

## How far is Itteri from nearby towns?

- Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)12 km by road
- Tirunelveli (nearest town)10 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 Itteri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Itteri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiarpatty
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Munnirpallam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Itteri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 16% of the 760 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Itteri

Of every 100 households in Itteri in 2011, 90 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Itteri · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**54%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**83%

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 Itteri?

■ Itteri · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**972

Working population ****51.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 148 (35%) · **■** Marginal 203 (48%)

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 Palayamkottai

- Kansapuram1,042 people
- Udayarkulam955 people
- Melaputhaneri920 people
- Araikulam827 people
- Uthamapandiyankulam547 people
- Paraikkulam413 people
- Vagaikulam364 people
- Avanapperi358 people

[All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Itteri?627051
- How far is Itteri from Tirunelveli?12 km by road
- What is the population of Itteri?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itteri in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Itteri?66.3% (Census 2011)
