# Kottur Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/kottur/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Kottur Kottur is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624216**. The 2011 Census counted **9,263 people in 2,322 households**, the 8th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 9,263people (2011) - 2,322households - 72.2%literacy - 624216PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 624216.** Kottur falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624216 - Gram panchayatKottur - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottur from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)25 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)5 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 Kottur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kottur known for? The main crops are **onion**. Products made here include bricks. About 33% of the 1,529 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****88%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **76% Use banking services ****30%** **40% Television ****88%** **81% Mobile phone ****56%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **933 Working population ****52.0%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,169 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,671 (55%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 525 (11%) · **■** Marginal 425 (9%) 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 - Pachamalayankottai10,438 people - Jambudurai Kottai9,986 people - Kanavaipatti9,873 people - Ethilodu9,580 people - Kombaipatti8,406 people - Pallapatti7,633 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people - Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?624216 - How far is Kottur from Dindigul?25 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?9,263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?72.2% (Census 2011)