title: Nanjikottai
text: # Nanjikottai
  
  Nanjikottai is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Thanjavur urban agglomeration.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of 2001 India census, 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.
  
  