# Kottanatham Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/kottanatham/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Kottanatham Kottanatham is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624620**. The 2011 Census counted **5,792 people in 1,456 households**, the 18th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 5,792people (2011) - 1,456households - 66.0%literacy - 624620PIN code ## Kottanatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottanatham is 624620.** Kottanatham falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624620 - Gram panchayatKottanatham - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottanatham from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)50 km by road - Palayam (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 Kottanatham? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kottanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Kujiliyamparai - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)16 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 Kottanatham known for? The main crops are **maize and bulrush**. Products made here include handlooms and pottery. About 42% of the 2,191 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Kottanatham Of every 100 households in Kottanatham in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottanatham · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****15%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **84% Tap water ****88%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **73% Use banking services ****29%** **49% Television ****87%** **77% Mobile phone ****53%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Kottanatham? ■ Kottanatham · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **899 Working population ****62.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 54.6% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 656 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,240 (62%) · **■** Household industry 97 (3%) · **■** Other work 552 (15%) · **■** Marginal 77 (2%) 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 Vedasandur - Marambadi6,363 people - Tennampatti5,937 people - Mallapuram5,933 people - Landakottai5,835 people - Puthur5,756 people - Sriramapuram5,649 people - Nallamanarkottai5,448 people - Alambadi5,335 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottanatham?624620 - How far is Kottanatham from Dindigul?50 km by road - What is the population of Kottanatham?5,792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottanatham in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottanatham?66.0% (Census 2011)