# Koovanuthu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/koovanuthu/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Koovanuthu Koovanuthu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624208**. The 2011 Census counted **2,419 people in 594 households**, the 32nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 2,419people (2011) - 594households - 69.5%literacy - 624208PIN code ## Koovanuthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koovanuthu is 624208.** Koovanuthu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624208 - Gram panchayatKoovanuthu - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koovanuthu from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)32 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)2 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 Koovanuthu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Koovanuthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Koovanuthu known for? The main crops are **flowers, tomato and onion**. About 14% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Koovanuthu Of every 100 households in Koovanuthu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Koovanuthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****7%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **76% Tap water ****26%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **76% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****81%** **81% Mobile phone ****62%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Koovanuthu? ■ Koovanuthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **933 Working population ****57.7%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 675 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 241 (17%) · **■** Marginal 283 (20%) 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 Nilakkottai - Nadakottai2,682 people - Vilampatti2,589 people - Sekkapatti2,463 people - Veelinaickanpatti2,448 people - Pannaipatti2,013 people - Sivagnanapuram1,721 people - Kullichettipatti1,380 people - Nakkaluthu1,371 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koovanuthu?624208 - How far is Koovanuthu from Dindigul?32 km by road - What is the population of Koovanuthu?2,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koovanuthu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koovanuthu?69.5% (Census 2011)