# Edirkottai Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/edirkottai/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Edirkottai Edirkottai is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626131**. The 2011 Census counted **4,329 people in 1,203 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,329people (2011) - 1,203households - 79.9%literacy - 626131PIN code ## Edirkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edirkottai is 626131.** Edirkottai falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626131 - Gram panchayatReddiapatti, Ettakapatti - Community development blockVembakottai - Census village code641297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edirkottai from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)46 km by road - Sivakasi (nearest town)20 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 Edirkottai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Edirkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Alangulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sevalpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 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 Edirkottai known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and bajra**. Products made here include crackers, barium chloride and paper cup. About 11% of the 1,916 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Edirkottai Of every 100 households in Edirkottai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Edirkottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **77% Tap water ****83%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **58% Use banking services ****27%** **36% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****81%** **78% 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 Edirkottai? ■ Edirkottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **979 Working population ****53.8%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (3%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,813 (78%) · **■** Marginal 313 (13%) 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 Sivakasi - Vettilaiyurani4,773 people - Pudukkottai4,640 people - Appanayakkanpatti4,594 people - Vembakottai4,478 people - Vijayakarisalkulam3,981 people - Kananjampatti3,791 people - Salvarpatti3,563 people - Vadapatti3,459 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edirkottai?626131 - How far is Edirkottai from Virudhunagar?46 km by road - What is the population of Edirkottai?4,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edirkottai in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edirkottai?79.9% (Census 2011)