# Kottathara Village, Vythiri, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vythiri, Wayanad 

# Kottathara

Kottathara is a village in Vythiri sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **673121**. The 2011 Census counted **17,295 people in 3,920 households**, the 5th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%.

- 17,295people (2011)
- 3,920households
- 88.6%literacy
- 673121PIN code

## Kottathara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottathara is 673121.** Kottathara falls in Vythiri sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala.

- PIN code673121
- Gram panchayatKottathara, Padinharethara, Vengappally, Kaniambetta, Muttil
- Community development blockKalpetta
- Census village code627326

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?

- Kalpetta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kalpetta (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kalpetta (nearest town)15 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?

30 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 · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn 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
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Muttil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalpetta
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Kottathara known for?

The main crops are **coffee, paddy and banana**. About 77% of the 3,224 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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, 81 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kottathara · ■ Vythiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****15%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****75%**

**74%

Television ****52%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**85%

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 · ■ Vythiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**968

Working population ****43.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 84.6% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,155 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,971 (26%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,170 (29%) · **■** Marginal 2,214 (29%)

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 Vythiri

- Kaniambetta29,363 people
- Kottappadi23,384 people
- Muppainad22,892 people
- Muttil South22,355 people
- Padinharethara16,146 people
- Muttil North12,382 people
- Achooranam11,998 people
- Vengappally11,692 people

[All 17 villages in Vythiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/vythiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottathara?673121
- How far is Kottathara from Kalpetta?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kottathara?17,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottathara in?Wayanad district (Vythiri sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kottathara?88.6% (Census 2011)
