# Kothavacheri Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/kothavacheri/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Kothavacheri Kothavacheri is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 411 households**, the 33rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,538people (2011) - 411households - 74.4%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Kothavacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothavacheri is 608601.** Kothavacheri falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatKothavacheri - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothavacheri from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Kurinjipadi (nearest town)8 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 Kothavacheri? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothavacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kothavacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 54% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Kothavacheri Of every 100 households in Kothavacheri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothavacheri · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **77% Tap water ****97%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **70% Use banking services ****9%** **43% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****38%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **92% 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 Kothavacheri? ■ Kothavacheri · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **876 Working population ****54.7%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 149 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (73%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Madanagopalapuram2,063 people - Arangamangalam1,641 people - Kolakkudi1,635 people - Annadanampettai1,599 people - Kanjamandanpettai1,416 people - Kurinjipadi1,400 people - Melapuduppettai1,329 people - Veludayanpattu1,296 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothavacheri?608601 - How far is Kothavacheri from Cuddalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Kothavacheri?1,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothavacheri in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothavacheri?74.4% (Census 2011)