# Kandarakkottai Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Panruti, Cuddalore 

# Kandarakkottai

Kandarakkottai is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607205**. The 2011 Census counted **4,508 people in 1,112 households**, the 21st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 4,508people (2011)
- 1,112households
- 67.6%literacy
- 607205PIN code

## Kandarakkottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandarakkottai is 607205.** Kandarakkottai falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607205
- Gram panchayatKandarakottai , Kallipattu
- Community development blockAnnagaramam
- Census village code636524

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

## How far is Kandarakkottai from nearby towns?

- Panruti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thorapadi (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 Kandarakkottai?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kandarakkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panruti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kandarakkottai known for?

About 65% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Kandarakkottai

Of every 100 households in Kandarakkottai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandarakkottai · ■ Panruti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**77%

Use banking services ****79%**

**48%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Kandarakkottai?

■ Kandarakkottai · ■ Panruti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**877

Working population ****48.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 358 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,203 (56%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 412 (19%) · **■** Marginal 176 (8%)

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 Panruti

- Siruvathur5,429 people
- Kiliruppu5,118 people
- Visur4,724 people
- Maligampattu4,632 people
- Melmambattu4,346 people
- Pandarakkottai4,321 people
- Panikkankuppam4,205 people
- Palur4,161 people

[All 94 villages in Panruti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandarakkottai?607205
- How far is Kandarakkottai from Cuddalore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kandarakkottai?4,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandarakkottai in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kandarakkottai?67.6% (Census 2011)
