# Kothayam Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/kothayam/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Kothayam Kothayam is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624614**. The 2011 Census counted **3,569 people in 1,089 households**, the 17th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 3,569people (2011) - 1,089households - 67.5%literacy - 624614PIN code ## Kothayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothayam is 624614.** Kothayam falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624614 - Gram panchayatKothayam - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothayam from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)50 km by road - Palani (nearest town)24 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 Kothayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kothayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kothayam known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and tomato**. About 76% of the 2,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,186 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 Kothayam Of every 100 households in Kothayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothayam · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **72% Tap water ****77%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **49% Use banking services ****38%** **51% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Kothayam? ■ Kothayam · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161** **913 Working population ****68.2%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,295 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (34%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (6%) · **■** Marginal 143 (6%) 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 Oddanchatram - Koothampoodi4,097 people - Kariyampatti3,823 people - Kedayurambu3,769 people - Ambilikai3,761 people - Kondarangi Keeranur3,127 people - Lakkayankottai3,115 people - Periyakottai3,078 people - Kappilliapatti3,030 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothayam?624614 - How far is Kothayam from Dindigul?50 km by road - What is the population of Kothayam?3,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothayam in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothayam?67.5% (Census 2011)