# Kottathurai Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/kottathurai/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Kottathurai Kottathurai is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **3,342 people in 1,015 households**, the 16th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 3,342people (2011) - 1,015households - 68.0%literacy - 624617PIN code ## Kottathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottathurai is 624617.** Kottathurai falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624617 - Gram panchayatKottathurai - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635122 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottathurai from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)86 km by road - Keeranur (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 Kottathurai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kottathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Keeranur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kottathurai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, coconut and drum stick**. Products made here include . About 44% of the 1,844 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Kottathurai Of every 100 households in Kottathurai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottathurai · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****22%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **70% Tap water ****64%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **57% Use banking services ****59%** **51% Television ****78%** **82% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****87%** **85% 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 Kottathurai? ■ Kottathurai · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **937 Working population ****54.2%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 541 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (29%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 592 (33%) · **■** Marginal 117 (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 Palani - Rajampatti3,524 people - Marichilambu3,466 people - Thoppampatti3,443 people - Melkaraipatti3,427 people - Midapadi2,836 people - Korikadavu2,610 people - Muthunaickenpatti2,410 people - Puliampatti2,395 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottathurai?624617 - How far is Kottathurai from Dindigul?86 km by road - What is the population of Kottathurai?3,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottathurai in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottathurai?68.0% (Census 2011)