# Kollankondan, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/kollankondan/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Kollankondan Kollankondan is a village in [Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/) sub-district of [Virudhunagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **626142**. The 2011 Census counted **6,811 people in 1,996 households**, the 9th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 6,811people (2011) - 1,996households - 77.8%literacy - 626142PIN code ## Kollankondan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kollankondan is 626142.** Kollankondan falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626142 - Gram panchayatZamin Kollankondan, Ganapathisundaranachiyarpuram, Sundaranachiyarpuram - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641183 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kollankondan from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Sattur (nearest town)5 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 Kollankondan? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Kollankondan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kollankondan known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 49% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Kollankondan Of every 100 households in Kollankondan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kollankondan · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **47% Use banking services ****44%** **40% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****83%** **81% 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 Kollankondan? ■ Kollankondan · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **924 Working population ****50.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.5% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 997 (29%) · **■** Household industry 345 (10%) · **■** Other work 1,820 (53%) · **■** 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 Rajapalayam - Ayan Kollankondan9,014 people - Keelrajakularaman8,986 people - Puthur8,230 people - Pudupalaiyam7,922 people - Terkuvenganallur5,745 people - Sammandapuram5,462 people - Kothankulam4,898 people - Vadakku Venganallur4,557 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kollankondan?626142 - How far is Kollankondan from Virudhunagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Kollankondan?6,811 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kollankondan in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kollankondan?77.8% (Census 2011)