Vadikkottai, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vadikkottai


The village Vadikkottai is located in Sankarankoil Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vadikottai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sankarankoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarankoil, which is about 10 kilometers away from Vadikkottai.

Travel and Communication for Vadikkottai


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vadikkottai,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627750

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vadikkottai


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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Vadikkottai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1804 persons live in 498 house holds in the village Vadikkottai. There are 914 female individuals and 890 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.67% and males constitute 49.33% of the total population.

There are 174 scheduled castes persons of which 92 are females and 82 are males. Females constitute 52.87% and males constitute 47.13% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.65% of the total population.

Population density of Vadikkottai is 188.46 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vadikkottai


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Total area of Vadikkottai is 957.25 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 103.42 ha. About 62.06 ha is un-irrigated area. About 41.36 ha is irrigated area. About 20.75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20.61 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 87.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.48 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 90.08 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.8 ha is culturable waste land. About 633.07 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 39.55 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Vadikkottai


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

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Vadikkottai.

There is a private middle school in the village Vadikkottai.

There is a private secondary school in the village Vadikkottai.

There is a private senior secondary school in the village Vadikkottai.

Colleges in Vadikkottai


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 Melaneelidanallur, which is more than 10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Vadikkottai


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sankarankoil, which is 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Vadikkottai


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vadikkottai.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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