# Kottambakkam Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Panruti, Cuddalore 

# Kottambakkam

Kottambakkam is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607108**. The 2011 Census counted **3,662 people in 880 households**, the 31st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 3,662people (2011)
- 880households
- 83.2%literacy
- 607108PIN code

## Kottambakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottambakkam is 607108.** Kottambakkam falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607108
- Gram panchayatKotlampakkam
- Community development blockAnnagaramam
- Census village code636549

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

## How far is Kottambakkam from nearby towns?

- Panruti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thorapadi (nearest town)1 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 Kottambakkam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kottambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thorapadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panruti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Kottambakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 38% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kottambakkam

Of every 100 households in Kottambakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kottambakkam · ■ Panruti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**81%

Tap water ****79%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**77%

Use banking services ****41%**

**48%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Kottambakkam?

■ Kottambakkam · ■ Panruti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**877

Working population ****41.9%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (27%) · **■** Household industry 60 (4%) · **■** Other work 664 (43%) · **■** Marginal 299 (19%)

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

- Thiruthuraiyur4,092 people
- Pulavanur4,090 people
- Tiruvamur3,949 people
- Ezhumedu3,847 people
- Melkavarapattu3,628 people
- Natham3,600 people
- Kanisapakkam3,553 people
- Sanniyasipettai3,496 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottambakkam?607108
- How far is Kottambakkam from Cuddalore?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kottambakkam?3,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottambakkam in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottambakkam?83.2% (Census 2011)