# Sasthamkotta Village, Kunnathur, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/sasthamkotta/ Village · Kunnathur, Kollam # Sasthamkotta Sasthamkotta is a village in Kunnathur sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690521**. The 2011 Census counted **33,285 people in 8,426 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.4%. - 33,285people (2011) - 8,426households - 95.6%literacy - 690521PIN code ## Sasthamkotta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sasthamkotta is 690521.** Sasthamkotta falls in Kunnathur sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690521 - Gram panchayatSasthamkotta - Community development blockSasthamkotta - Census village code628378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sasthamkotta from nearby towns? - Sasthamkotta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)42 km by road - Adoor (nearest town)21 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sasthamkotta? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Sasthamkotta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sasthamkotta known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 58% of the 2,442 hectares of village land is sown, and 742 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sasthamkotta Of every 100 households in Sasthamkotta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sasthamkotta · ■ Kunnathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****52%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **71% Use banking services ****66%** **63% Television ****76%** **73% Mobile phone ****67%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sasthamkotta? ■ Sasthamkotta · ■ Kunnathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.6%** **94.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **974 Working population ****33.0%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 94.1% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 575 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (4%) · **■** Household industry 137 (1%) · **■** Other work 6,533 (60%) · **■** Marginal 3,337 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kunnathur - Mynagappally41,027 people - Poruvazhy28,722 people - Sooranad North28,471 people - Kunnathur25,009 people - Sooranad South24,766 people [All 7 villages in Kunnathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sasthamkotta?690521 - How far is Sasthamkotta from Kollam?42 km by road - What is the population of Sasthamkotta?33,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sasthamkotta in?Kollam district (Kunnathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Sasthamkotta?95.6% (Census 2011)