Sakkottai | |
|---|---|
neighbourhood | |
  Sakkottai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Sakkottai Sakkottai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N 79°24′E / 10.93°N 79.4°E | |
| Country | 
India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Taluk | Kumbakonam |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,889 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
| PIN | 612401 |
| Telephone code | 0435 |
Sakkottai is a neighbourhood of Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is famous for the Amirthakadeswarar Temple. Popular Indian historian S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar and Manimekalai Sukumar Mudaliyar hailed from Sakkottai. In older days it was known as "Savvukottai".
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Sakkottai had a population of 2,889, of whom 1,437 were males and 1,452 females, 301 of whom were under six years of age. [1] Sakkottai had a sex ratio of 1,010. [1] Sakkottai had a literacy rate of 70.22. [1] The male literacy rate was 79.37 while the female literacy rate was 64.66. [1] The village had a scheduled caste population of 790 and a scheduled tribe population of 4. [1]
Prominent personalities
- Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar: Indian historian and Dravidologist.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu". Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
External links
Sakkottai | |
|---|---|
neighbourhood | |
Sakkottai Location in Tamil Nadu, India Sakkottai Sakkottai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N 79°24′E / 10.93°N 79.4°E | |
| Country |
India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Taluk | Kumbakonam |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,889 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
| PIN | 612401 |
| Telephone code | 0435 |
Sakkottai is a neighbourhood of Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is famous for the Amirthakadeswarar Temple. Popular Indian historian S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar and Manimekalai Sukumar Mudaliyar hailed from Sakkottai. In older days it was known as "Savvukottai".
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Sakkottai had a population of 2,889, of whom 1,437 were males and 1,452 females, 301 of whom were under six years of age. [1] Sakkottai had a sex ratio of 1,010. [1] Sakkottai had a literacy rate of 70.22. [1] The male literacy rate was 79.37 while the female literacy rate was 64.66. [1] The village had a scheduled caste population of 790 and a scheduled tribe population of 4. [1]
Prominent personalities
- Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar: Indian historian and Dravidologist.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Primary Census Abstract Data of Tamil Nadu". Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
External links