# Talaivankottai Village, Sivagiri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/talaivankottai/ Village · Sivagiri, Tirunelveli # Talaivankottai Talaivankottai is a village in Sivagiri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627755**. The 2011 Census counted **6,470 people in 1,819 households**, the 4th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%. - 6,470people (2011) - 1,819households - 71.5%literacy - 627755PIN code ## Talaivankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talaivankottai is 627755.** Talaivankottai falls in Sivagiri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627755 - Gram panchayatThalaivankottai, Mullikulam - Community development blockVasudevanallur - Census village code642635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talaivankottai from nearby towns? - Sivagiri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)70 km by road - Puliankudi (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 Talaivankottai? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Talaivankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Darukapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naranapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Talaivankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 24% of the 1,021 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Talaivankottai Of every 100 households in Talaivankottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Talaivankottai · ■ Sivagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **67% Tap water ****88%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **61% Use banking services ****40%** **47% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****45%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **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 Talaivankottai? ■ Talaivankottai · ■ Sivagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **70.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **987 Working population ****47.0%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 439 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,607 (53%) · **■** Household industry 142 (5%) · **■** Other work 701 (23%) · **■** Marginal 155 (5%) 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 Sivagiri - Viswanathapperi10,483 people - Thenmalai10,283 people - Nelkattum Seval6,493 people - Ramanathapuram5,669 people - Naranapuram5,197 people - Subramanyapuram4,777 people - Tirumalapuram4,525 people [All 20 villages in Sivagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talaivankottai?627755 - How far is Talaivankottai from Tirunelveli?70 km by road - What is the population of Talaivankottai?6,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talaivankottai in?Tirunelveli district (Sivagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Talaivankottai?71.5% (Census 2011)