# Pudukkottai Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/pudukkottai/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Pudukkottai Pudukkottai is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626103**. The 2011 Census counted **4,640 people in 1,307 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,640people (2011) - 1,307households - 69.7%literacy - 626103PIN code ## Pudukkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudukkottai is 626103.** Pudukkottai falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626103 - Gram panchayatChithamanaickenpatti, Pudukkottai, Koundampatti, Lakshminarayanapuram - Community development blockSivakasi - Census village code641270 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudukkottai from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Sivakasi (nearest town)16 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 Pudukkottai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pudukkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Erichchanatham - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kiltiruthangal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Pudukkottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 28% of the 2,037 hectares of village land is sown, and 366 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 Pudukkottai Of every 100 households in Pudukkottai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudukkottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **77% Tap water ****88%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **58% Use banking services ****17%** **36% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****43%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **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 Pudukkottai? ■ Pudukkottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **979 Working population ****56.9%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,253 (47%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 892 (34%) · **■** Marginal 273 (10%) 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 - Kiltiruthangal5,439 people - Anaiyur4,919 people - Nadukkudi4,797 people - Vettilaiyurani4,773 people - Appanayakkanpatti4,594 people - Vembakottai4,478 people - Edirkottai4,329 people - Vijayakarisalkulam3,981 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudukkottai?626103 - How far is Pudukkottai from Virudhunagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Pudukkottai?4,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudukkottai in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudukkottai?69.7% (Census 2011)