# Koovathur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/koovathur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Koovathur Koovathur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603305**. The 2011 Census counted **4,534 people in 1,127 households**, the 5th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 4,534people (2011) - 1,127households - 79.1%literacy - 603305PIN code ## Koovathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koovathur is 603305.** Koovathur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603305 - Gram panchayatKoovathur - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koovathur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Mamallapuram (nearest town)25 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 Koovathur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Koovathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Koovathur known for? About 37% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Koovathur Of every 100 households in Koovathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Koovathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****57%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **78% Tap water ****92%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **74% Use banking services ****36%** **37% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Koovathur? ■ Koovathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **935 Working population ****47.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.6% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 551 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (18%) · **■** Household industry 119 (6%) · **■** Other work 536 (25%) · **■** Marginal 548 (26%) 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 Cheyyur - Cheyyur10,664 people - Chunampet9,024 people - Kadalur6,175 people - Parameswaramangalam4,847 people - Mugaiyur3,888 people - Sothupakkam3,847 people - Arasur3,779 people - Melmaruvathur3,367 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koovathur?603305 - How far is Koovathur from Kancheepuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Koovathur?4,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koovathur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koovathur?79.1% (Census 2011)