Geographic Location of Sakkanthi

The village Sakkanthi is located in Devakottai Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Sakkanthi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Devakottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Devakottai, which is about 13 kilometers away from Sakkanthi.

Travel and Communication for Sakkanthi

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sakkanthi,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630312

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sakkanthi

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

Social Structure of Sakkanthi

As per available data from the year 2009, 1638 persons live in 399 house holds in the village Sakkanthi. There are 821 female individuals and 817 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.12% and males constitute 49.88% of the total population.

There are 236 scheduled castes persons of which 122 are females and 114 are males. Females constitute 51.69% and males constitute 48.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.41% of the total population.

Population density of Sakkanthi is 220.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sakkanthi

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Total area of Sakkanthi is 743.21 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 421 ha. About 281.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 139.82 ha is irrigated area. About 139.82 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 148.6 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.46 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.46 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 36.76 ha is culturable waste land. About 128.93 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sakkanthi

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Sakkanthi.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Sakkanthi.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Sakkanthi.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Thidakkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Sakkanthi.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thiruvegampattu, which is 5-10 kms away from Sakkanthi.

Colleges in Sakkanthi

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 Devakottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakkanthi.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sakkanthi

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sakkanthi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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