Nanjikottai is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district

Thanjavur District

Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...

 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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. It is a part of the Thanjavur urban agglomeration.

Demographics

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, Nanjikottai had a population of 21,898. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nanjikottai has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 76%. In Nanjikottai, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.