# Kottucherry Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/kottucherry/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Kottucherry Kottucherry is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609609**. The 2011 Census counted **9,711 people in 2,411 households**, the 1st largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 9,711people (2011) - 2,411households - 89.2%literacy - 609609PIN code ## Kottucherry PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottucherry is 609609.** Kottucherry falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609609 - Gram panchayatKorrucherry , Kottucherry - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottucherry from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)3 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)3 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 Kottucherry? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Kottucherry; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 collegeunder 5 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Kottucherry known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include cem, tyre retreading and steel furniture. About 37% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Kottucherry Of every 100 households in Kottucherry in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kottucherry · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****72%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **47% Tap water ****66%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **50% Use banking services ****81%** **70% Television ****80%** **73% Mobile phone ****77%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **11% Own their home ****61%** **71% 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 Kottucherry? ■ Kottucherry · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **970 Working population ****33.8%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 85.0% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (13%) · **■** Household industry 133 (4%) · **■** Other work 2,441 (74%) · **■** Marginal 215 (7%) 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 Karaikal Taluk - Neravy6,555 people - Thiruvettakudy4,281 people - Varichikudy4,096 people - Varichikudy3,533 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottucherry?609609 - How far is Kottucherry from Karaikal?3 km by road - What is the population of Kottucherry?9,711 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottucherry in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Kottucherry?89.2% (Census 2011)