# Vadikkottai Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/vadikkottai/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Vadikkottai Vadikkottai is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627750**. The 2011 Census counted **1,804 people in 498 households**, the 59th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,804people (2011) - 498households - 71.1%literacy - 627750PIN code ## Vadikkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadikkottai is 627750.** Vadikkottai falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627750 - Gram panchayatVadikottai - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642663 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadikkottai from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)62 km by road - Sankarankoil (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 Vadikkottai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vadikkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Melaneelidanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vadikkottai known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and jasmine**. About 11% of the 957 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Vadikkottai Of every 100 households in Vadikkottai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadikkottai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **73% Use banking services ****36%** **46% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **91% 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 Vadikkottai? ■ Vadikkottai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **968 Working population ****49.2%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.6% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 531 (60%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 Sankarankoil - Nalanthula1,903 people - Moovirunthali1,878 people - Maipparai1,842 people - Periyur1,829 people - Thadiyampatti1,779 people - Alangulam1,692 people - Athipatti1,687 people - Manalur1,684 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadikkottai?627750 - How far is Vadikkottai from Tirunelveli?62 km by road - What is the population of Vadikkottai?1,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadikkottai in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadikkottai?71.1% (Census 2011)