# Kothavadi Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Kothavadi

Kothavadi is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 500 households**, the 82nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,565people (2011)
- 500households
- 67.9%literacy
- 642109PIN code

## Kothavadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothavadi is 642109.** Kothavadi falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642109
- Gram panchayatKothavadi
- Community development blockKinathukadavu
- Census village code644488

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kothavadi from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kinathukadavu (nearest town)5 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 Kothavadi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kothavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kinathukadavu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coimbatore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Kothavadi known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and corn**. Products made here include coir. About 50% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kothavadi

Of every 100 households in Kothavadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kothavadi · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**54%

Tap water ****86%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**56%

Use banking services ****71%**

**45%

Television ****78%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**84%

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 Kothavadi?

■ Kothavadi · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**971

Working population ****59.7%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 72% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (45%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 241 (26%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Pollachi

- Koolanaickenpatti1,635 people
- Gollapatti1,630 people
- Kittasuarampalayam1,589 people
- Santhegoundanpalayam1,571 people
- Seelakkampatti1,561 people
- Mettupalayam1,546 people
- Pottaiyandiporambu1,530 people
- Bodipalayam1,484 people

[All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothavadi?642109
- How far is Kothavadi from Coimbatore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kothavadi?1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothavadi in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothavadi?67.9% (Census 2011)