# Kottayi-I Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/kottayi-i/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Kottayi-I Kottayi-I is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678572**. The 2011 Census counted **12,654 people in 2,934 households**, the 19th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 12,654people (2011) - 2,934households - 87.9%literacy - 678572PIN code ## Kottayi-I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottayi-I is 678572.** Kottayi-I falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678572 - Gram panchayatKottayi - Community development blockKuzhalmannam - Census village code627686 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottayi-I from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)18 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)18 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 Kottayi-I? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Kottayi-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kottayi-Ii - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malampuzha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kottayi-I known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and vegetables**. About 95% of the 1,017 hectares of village land is sown, and 518 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 Kottayi-I Of every 100 households in Kottayi-I in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kottayi-I · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****36%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **76% Use banking services ****88%** **73% Television ****69%** **70% Mobile phone ****69%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kottayi-I? ■ Kottayi-I · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **973 Working population ****41.3%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 83.5% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 386 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,650 (32%) · **■** Household industry 75 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,146 (41%) · **■** Marginal 966 (18%) 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 Alathur - Vandazhi-I13,128 people - Thenkurissi-II13,010 people - Mathur -I12,975 people - Vandazhi-II12,789 people - Tarur-I12,617 people - Peringottukurissi-II12,514 people - Peringottukurissi-I12,361 people - Mathur -II12,147 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottayi-I?678572 - How far is Kottayi-I from Palakkad?18 km by road - What is the population of Kottayi-I?12,654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottayi-I in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kottayi-I?87.9% (Census 2011)