# Kothattai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kothattai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kothattai Kothattai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,928 people in 939 households**, the 12th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,928people (2011) - 939households - 74.4%literacy - 608501PIN code ## Kothattai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothattai is 608501.** Kothattai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608501 - Gram panchayatKothattai - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636757 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothattai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Parangipettai (nearest town)6 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 Kothattai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kothattai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mutlur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chinnakummatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 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 Kothattai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 48% of the 771 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Kothattai Of every 100 households in Kothattai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothattai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **69% Tap water ****41%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **70% Use banking services ****54%** **44% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****77%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Kothattai? ■ Kothattai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **899 Working population ****43.1%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 66.5% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 792 (47%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 612 (36%) · **■** Marginal 104 (6%) 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 Chidambaram - Periyapattu4,420 people - C.Thandeswaranallur4,159 people - Villiyanallur4,100 people - Vallampadugai3,945 people - Erumbur3,738 people - Veeramudaiyanatham3,705 people - Velayamadevi kilpathi3,598 people - Keerapalayam3,516 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothattai?608501 - How far is Kothattai from Cuddalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Kothattai?3,928 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothattai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothattai?74.4% (Census 2011)