# Kottur, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ Town · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu # Kottur Kottur is a town in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu (town panchayat). The 2011 Census counted **26,627 people** in 7,769 households. Literacy was 74.1%. - 26,627people (2011) - 7,769households - 74.1%literacy - 21census wards ## Population of Kottur ■ Kottur · ■ Coimbatore urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **87.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **953 Working population ****49.2%** **42.6% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Coimbatore urban average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **96% Toilet within the home ****39%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **11% Tap water ****96%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **79% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **9% Use banking services ****41%** **64% Television ****83%** **91% Mobile phone ****58%** **81% Computer with internet ****1%** **8% Two-wheeler ****28%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **11% None of these assets ****9%** **3% Own their home ****69%** **52% 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 people in Kottur work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 5,589 (43%) · **■** Household industry 268 (2%) · **■** Farming 5,699 (43%) · **■** Marginal 1,555 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Kottur changed? From 18,801 in 1911 to 26,627 in 2011. **1911 **1921 **1931 **1941 **1951 **1961 **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kottur in numbers and road distances - Density997 per km² - Growth 2001–20115.4% - Annual rainfall1,178 mm - Temperature range19 °C to 37 °C ### Road distances - Chennai (state capital)555 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)55 km by road - Coimbatore (city of 1 lakh+)55 km by road - Coimbatore (city of 5 lakh+)55 km by road - Pollachi (railway station)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Kottur ### Civic services - Pucca roads35 km - DrainageOpen drains - Flush toilets3,030 - Water storage1,500 kl - Electricity — homes4,893 - Electricity — industry14 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 62 beds · 5 doctors - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors - ●Dispensaries1 · 5 beds · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools11 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schools2 govt · 1 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks1 - Private banks1 - Co-operative banks1 **Main manufactured goods:** coir products and paper. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kottur - Banks4 in Kottur - ATMs1 in Kottur - Petrol pumps2 in Kottur - Hotels1 in Kottur Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Kottur ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-1/) 1,552 435 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-2/) 964 272 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-3/) 665 198 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-4/) 1,219 355 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-5/) 909 262 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-6/) 939 280 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-7/) 881 267 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-8/) 1,397 422 [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-9/) 713 233 [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-10/) 2,110 578 [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-11/) 1,343 417 [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-12/) 679 203 [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-13/) 2,004 575 [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-14/) 1,513 436 [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-15/) 714 206 [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-16/) 2,194 621 [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-17/) 2,041 574 [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-18/) 1,293 396 [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-19/) 1,070 316 [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-20/) 1,073 316 [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kottur/ward-21/) 1,354 407 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kottur?26,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu - What was the population of Kottur in 1911?18,801 - How many wards does Kottur have?21 census wards (2011)