# Vembakottai Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/vembakottai/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Vembakottai Vembakottai is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626131**. The 2011 Census counted **4,478 people in 1,196 households**, the 16th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,478people (2011) - 1,196households - 80.1%literacy - 626131PIN code ## Vembakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vembakottai is 626131.** Vembakottai falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626131 - Gram panchayatVembakottai - Community development blockVembakottai - Census village code641302 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vembakottai from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)40 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 Vembakottai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Vembakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sevalpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vembakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and maize**. About 10% of the 1,481 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Vembakottai Of every 100 households in Vembakottai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vembakottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **77% Tap water ****87%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **58% Use banking services ****49%** **36% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **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 Vembakottai? ■ Vembakottai · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **979 Working population ****52.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (9%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,747 (74%) · **■** Marginal 307 (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 - Nadukkudi4,797 people - Vettilaiyurani4,773 people - Pudukkottai4,640 people - Appanayakkanpatti4,594 people - Edirkottai4,329 people - Vijayakarisalkulam3,981 people - Kananjampatti3,791 people - Salvarpatti3,563 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vembakottai?626131 - How far is Vembakottai from Virudhunagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Vembakottai?4,478 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vembakottai in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vembakottai?80.1% (Census 2011)