# Kottagam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/kottagam/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Kottagam Kottagam is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 348 households**, the 104th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,320people (2011) - 348households - 67.1%literacy - 607802PIN code ## Kottagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottagam is 607802.** Kottagam falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607802 - Gram panchayatKottagam - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637170 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottagam from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)48 km by road - Vadalur (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 Kottagam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kottagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sepalanatham - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunguli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vadalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Kottagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 69% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Kottagam Of every 100 households in Kottagam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottagam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **79% Use banking services ****68%** **54% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****81%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kottagam? ■ Kottagam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **852 Working population ****56.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 53.1% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (27%) · **■** Marginal 308 (41%) 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 Virudhachalam - Chitterikuppam1,352 people - Varambanur1,351 people - Mummudicholagan1,334 people - T.Mavadandal1,321 people - Sattapadi1,318 people - Kodukkur1,316 people - Sathamangalam1,289 people - A. Marur1,287 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottagam?607802 - How far is Kottagam from Cuddalore?48 km by road - What is the population of Kottagam?1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottagam in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottagam?67.1% (Census 2011)