# Kottathara Village, Mannarkad, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/kottathara/ Village · Mannarkad, Palakkad # Kottathara Kottathara is a village in Mannarkad sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678581**. The 2011 Census counted **10,195 people in 2,790 households**, the 19th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 10,195people (2011) - 2,790households - 70.9%literacy - 678581PIN code ## Kottathara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottathara is 678581.** Kottathara falls in Mannarkad sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678581 - Gram panchayatSholayar - Community development blockAttappady - Census village code627612 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottathara from nearby towns? - Mannarkad (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)82 km by road - Coimbatore (nearest town)46 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 Kottathara? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kottathara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Agali - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 22 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 Kottathara known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and vegetables**. About 50% of the 7,220 hectares of village land is sown, and 372 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 Kottathara Of every 100 households in Kottathara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottathara · ■ Mannarkad rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **86% Toilet within the home ****44%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **13% Tap water ****73%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **85% Use banking services ****56%** **69% Television ****43%** **59% Mobile phone ****42%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****35%** **12% Own their home ****86%** **94% 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 Kottathara? ■ Kottathara · ■ Mannarkad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **965 Working population ****51.1%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 652 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 877 (17%) · **■** Household industry 48 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,861 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,767 (34%) 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 Mannarkad - Kallamala12,614 people - Karimba -II11,930 people - Kottoppadam-II11,351 people - Pottassery- II10,391 people - Thachanattukara-II7,805 people - Palakkayam7,512 people - Sholayur7,012 people - Padavayal6,144 people [All 24 villages in Mannarkad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottathara?678581 - How far is Kottathara from Palakkad?82 km by road - What is the population of Kottathara?10,195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottathara in?Palakkad district (Mannarkad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kottathara?70.9% (Census 2011)