# Vallankottai Village, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tirunelveli/vallankottai/ Village · Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli # Vallankottai Vallankottai is a village in Tirunelveli sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 340 households**, the 38th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 1,258people (2011) - 340households - 83.5%literacy - 627201PIN code ## Vallankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallankottai is 627201.** Vallankottai falls in Tirunelveli sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627201 - Gram panchayatVallavankottai - Community development blockManur - Census village code642848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallankottai from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)18 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)15 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 Vallankottai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vallankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Vallankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and black gram**. About 10% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Vallankottai Of every 100 households in Vallankottai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vallankottai · ■ Tirunelveli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **67% Tap water ****98%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **66% Use banking services ****63%** **56% Television ****85%** **81% Mobile phone ****50%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **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 Vallankottai? ■ Vallankottai · ■ Tirunelveli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148** **922 Working population ****60.5%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 269 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (51%) · **■** Household industry 44 (6%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Tirunelveli - Vettuvankulam1,596 people - Veppankulam1,537 people - Sanganhiradu1,518 people - Pudur1,328 people - Kurichikulam1,194 people - Melkallur1,153 people - Uganthanpatti1,099 people - Sethurayanpudur931 people [All 63 villages in Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tirunelveli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallankottai?627201 - How far is Vallankottai from Tirunelveli?18 km by road - What is the population of Vallankottai?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallankottai in?Tirunelveli district (Tirunelveli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vallankottai?83.5% (Census 2011)