Geographic Location of Sakkur

The village Sakkur is located in Kalaiyarkoil Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Erivayal, Ilandakarai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalayarkoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ilayangudi, which is about 20 kilometers away from Sakkur.

Travel and Communication for Sakkur

There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Sakkur,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630554

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sakkur

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A brief summary of available data for Sakkur is given below:

Social Structure of Sakkur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1267 persons live in 297 house holds in the village Sakkur. There are 619 female individuals and 648 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the total population.

There are 348 scheduled castes persons of which 177 are females and 171 are males. Females constitute 50.86% and males constitute 49.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.47% of the total population.

Population density of Sakkur is 132.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sakkur

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Total area of Sakkur is 959.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 450.05 ha. About 450.05 ha is irrigated area. About 22.91 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 427.14 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 358.83 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 32.51 ha is culturable waste land. About 88.08 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 30 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sakkur

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Sakkur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Sakkur.

There is a government middle school in the village Sakkur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sakkur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Palkulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

Colleges in Sakkur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Ilayangudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sakkur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Somanthamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Sakkur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Alangulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sakkur

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sakkur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sakkur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sakkur.

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