# Kottamedu Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kottamedu/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kottamedu Kottamedu is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 279 households**, the 67th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,233people (2011) - 279households - 82.2%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Kottamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottamedu is 603108.** Kottamedu falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatKottamedu - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottamedu from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)58 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)9 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 Kottamedu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kottamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nellikuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kottamedu known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 30% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kottamedu Of every 100 households in Kottamedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottamedu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****29%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **60% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **48% Use banking services ****33%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****68%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****53%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kottamedu? ■ Kottamedu · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **969 Working population ****58.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.2% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 214 (30%) · **■** Marginal 235 (32%) 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 Chengalpattu - Melaiyur1,283 people - Kolathur1,279 people - Thiruvadisoolam1,254 people - Appur1,244 people - Melmanapakkam1,212 people - Salavankuppam1,194 people - Kondangi1,150 people - Mailai1,148 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottamedu?603108 - How far is Kottamedu from Kancheepuram?58 km by road - What is the population of Kottamedu?1,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottamedu in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottamedu?82.2% (Census 2011)