# Kottaikadu Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/kottaikadu/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Kottaikadu Kottaikadu is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603304**. The 2011 Census counted **3,051 people in 739 households**, the 12th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 3,051people (2011) - 739households - 73.5%literacy - 603304PIN code ## Kottaikadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaikadu is 603304.** Kottaikadu falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603304 - Gram panchayat57. Kolathur - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaikadu from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Edakalinadu (nearest town)6 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 Kottaikadu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaikadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Edakalinadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kottaikadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and mango**. Products made here include pappad. About 43% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 387 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 Kottaikadu Of every 100 households in Kottaikadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottaikadu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****59%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **74% Use banking services ****15%** **37% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kottaikadu? ■ Kottaikadu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **935 Working population ****49.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (43%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (19%) · **■** Marginal 499 (33%) 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 - Arasur3,779 people - Melmaruvathur3,367 people - Paramankeni3,325 people - Kayapakkam3,123 people - Kodur2,867 people - Kokkaranthangal2,846 people - Panayadivakkam2,830 people - Illedu2,688 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaikadu?603304 - How far is Kottaikadu from Kancheepuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Kottaikadu?3,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaikadu in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaikadu?73.5% (Census 2011)