# Malaikottalam Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/malaikottalam/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Malaikottalam Malaikottalam is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **4,301 people in 1,020 households**, the 20th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 4,301people (2011) - 1,020households - 63.8%literacy - 606203PIN code ## Malaikottalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malaikottalam is 606203.** Malaikottalam falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatMalaikottalam - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malaikottalam from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Kallakkurichi (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 Malaikottalam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Malaikottalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Malaikottalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 52% of the 1,040 hectares of village land is sown, and 543 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 Malaikottalam Of every 100 households in Malaikottalam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Malaikottalam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **73% Use banking services ****36%** **50% Television ****92%** **84% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Malaikottalam? ■ Malaikottalam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **918 Working population ****47.8%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 55.1% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 634 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (34%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 295 (14%) · **■** Marginal 373 (18%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Melnariyappanur4,422 people - Rayappanur4,412 people - Thottiyam4,377 people - Ulagamkathan4,360 people - Ogaiyur4,263 people - Vilambur3,957 people - Koogaiyur3,901 people - Manmalai3,892 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malaikottalam?606203 - How far is Malaikottalam from Viluppuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Malaikottalam?4,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malaikottalam in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Malaikottalam?63.8% (Census 2011)