# Mothakkal Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai 

# Mothakkal

Mothakkal is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606708**. The 2011 Census counted **3,279 people in 782 households**, the 21st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,279people (2011)
- 782households
- 62.6%literacy
- 606708PIN code

## Mothakkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mothakkal is 606708.** Mothakkal falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606708
- Gram panchayatMothakkal
- Community development blockThandrampet
- Census village code632004

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

## How far is Mothakkal from nearby towns?

- Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)45 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 Mothakkal?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Mothakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Mothakkal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 46% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Mothakkal

Of every 100 households in Mothakkal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mothakkal · ■ Thandrampet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****85%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****27%**

**47%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Mothakkal?

■ Mothakkal · ■ Thandrampet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**920

Working population ****45.1%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 52.2% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 411 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 606 (41%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 261 (18%) · **■** Marginal 178 (12%)

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 Thandrampet

- Puduchekkadi3,550 people
- Se.Andapattu3,378 people
- Bondai3,347 people
- Malayanoorchakkadi3,309 people
- Melmuthanur3,218 people
- Kolundampattu3,177 people
- Edathanur2,819 people
- Thenkarimbalur2,673 people

[All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mothakkal?606708
- How far is Mothakkal from Tiruvannamalai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mothakkal?3,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mothakkal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mothakkal?62.6% (Census 2011)
