 Literacy rate of Denkanikottai city is 79.83% lower than state average of 80.09%.In Denkanikottai, Male literacy is around 83.05% while female literacy rate is 73.47%.Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,393 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.