# Koothapadi Village, Pennagaram, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pennagaram/koothapadi/ Village · Pennagaram, Dharmapuri # Koothapadi Koothapadi is a village in Pennagaram sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636810**. The 2011 Census counted **12,859 people in 3,106 households**, the 1st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 12,859people (2011) - 3,106households - 65.0%literacy - 636810PIN code ## Koothapadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koothapadi is 636810.** Koothapadi falls in Pennagaram sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636810 - Gram panchayatKoothapadi - Community development blockPennagaram - Census village code643648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koothapadi from nearby towns? - Pennagaram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)33 km by road - Pennagaram (nearest town)3 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 Koothapadi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Koothapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 6 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pennagaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pennagaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Koothapadi known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and ragi**. About 47% of the 2,039 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Koothapadi Of every 100 households in Koothapadi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Koothapadi · ■ Pennagaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **85% Toilet within the home ****9%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **93% Tap water ****74%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **80% Use banking services ****34%** **36% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Koothapadi? ■ Koothapadi · ■ Pennagaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **882 Working population ****48.2%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 56.5% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,087 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,437 (23%) · **■** Household industry 81 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,450 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1,148 (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 Pennagaram - Nagamarai11,329 people - Ajjanahalli10,481 people - Sunchalnatham9,548 people - Pikkili9,316 people [All 52 villages in Pennagaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pennagaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koothapadi?636810 - How far is Koothapadi from Dharmapuri?33 km by road - What is the population of Koothapadi?12,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koothapadi in?Dharmapuri district (Pennagaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koothapadi?65.0% (Census 2011)