# Kozhai Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Kozhai

Kozhai is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608703**. The 2011 Census counted **4,974 people in 1,248 households**, the 3rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 4,974people (2011)
- 1,248households
- 78.0%literacy
- 608703PIN code

## Kozhai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kozhai is 608703.** Kozhai falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608703
- Gram panchayatKozhai
- Community development blockKattumannar Koil
- Census village code636941

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

## How far is Kozhai from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Varadarajanpettai (nearest town)2 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 Kozhai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kozhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Varadarajanpettai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palayankottai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kozhai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 74% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kozhai

Of every 100 households in Kozhai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kozhai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****89%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Kozhai?

■ Kozhai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**886

Working population ****51.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 860 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 192 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,358 (53%)

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 Kattumannarkoil

- Karunakaranallur5,361 people
- Solatharam5,024 people
- Vadakkupalayam4,961 people
- Vadakkukulakudi4,439 people
- Elleri4,267 people
- Ramapuram4,244 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kozhai?608703
- How far is Kozhai from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kozhai?4,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kozhai in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kozhai?78.0% (Census 2011)
