# Kottumulai Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Kottumulai

Kottumulai is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,063 people in 822 households**, the 30th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,063people (2011)
- 822households
- 61.3%literacy
- 606103PIN code

## Kottumulai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottumulai is 606103.** Kottumulai falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606103
- Gram panchayatKottumulai
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637213

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

## How far is Kottumulai from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)22 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 Kottumulai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kottumulai; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kammapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Kottumulai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 77% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Kottumulai

Of every 100 households in Kottumulai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kottumulai · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**79%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****95%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**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 Kottumulai?

■ Kottumulai · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723**

**852

Working population ****51.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.8% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 410 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (39%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (7%) · **■** Marginal 405 (26%)

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

- Nagar3,296 people
- Kavanur3,260 people
- Sathiyavadi3,096 people
- Naraiyur3,067 people
- Poolambadi2,965 people
- Kolliruppu2,882 people
- Periyakappankulam2,797 people
- Gopalapuram2,721 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottumulai?606103
- How far is Kottumulai from Cuddalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kottumulai?3,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottumulai in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottumulai?61.3% (Census 2011)