# Kotteri Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Kotteri

Kotteri is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607804**. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 492 households**, the 56th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,050people (2011)
- 492households
- 75.1%literacy
- 607804PIN code

## Kotteri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotteri is 607804.** Kotteri falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607804
- Gram panchayatKotteri
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637124

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

## How far is Kotteri from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)12 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 Kotteri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Kotteri known for?

The main crops are **cashew, mango and banana**. About 79% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kotteri

Of every 100 households in Kotteri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotteri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**79%

Use banking services ****21%**

**54%

Television ****99%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kotteri?

■ Kotteri · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**852

Working population ****52.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.3% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (10%) · **■** Marginal 398 (37%)

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

- Rajendirapattinam2,102 people
- Neyveli2,078 people
- Arasakuli2,070 people
- Komangalam2,050 people
- Kunankurichi2,032 people
- Vilangattur2,031 people
- Therkuvadakkuputtur2,013 people
- Devangudi2,008 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotteri?607804
- How far is Kotteri from Cuddalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kotteri?2,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotteri in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kotteri?75.1% (Census 2011)