# Kangarakottai Village, Sattur, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sattur/kangarakottai/ Village · Sattur, Virudhunagar # Kangarakottai Kangarakottai is a village in Sattur sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626201**. The 2011 Census counted **5,302 people in 1,533 households**, the 2nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 5,302people (2011) - 1,533households - 73.3%literacy - 626201PIN code ## Kangarakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kangarakottai is 626201.** Kangarakottai falls in Sattur sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626201 - Gram panchayatKangarakottai - Community development blockVembakottai - Census village code641742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kangarakottai from nearby towns? - Sattur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Sattur (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 Kangarakottai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kangarakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Elayirampannai - ○Degree college10+ km · Sattur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sattur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kangarakottai known for? The main crops are **corn, bajra and whole green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 25% of the 1,617 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kangarakottai Of every 100 households in Kangarakottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kangarakottai · ■ Sattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **85% Tap water ****54%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **66% Use banking services ****17%** **33% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****56%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****80%** **84% 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 Kangarakottai? ■ Kangarakottai · ■ Sattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **957 Working population ****59.0%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (22%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,155 (69%) · **■** Marginal 141 (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 Sattur - Melamadai5,619 people - Surankudi5,195 people - Sevalpatti4,806 people - Othaiyal Mettupatti4,151 people - Sankarapandiyapuram3,200 people [All 61 villages in Sattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kangarakottai?626201 - How far is Kangarakottai from Virudhunagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Kangarakottai?5,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kangarakottai in?Virudhunagar district (Sattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kangarakottai?73.3% (Census 2011)