# Kottur Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/kottur/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Kottur Kottur is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631553**. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 581 households**, the 33rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,145people (2011) - 581households - 75.5%literacy - 631553PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 631553.** Kottur falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631553 - Gram panchayatChellampattidai , Kottur - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629214 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottur from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)32 km by road - Thakkolam (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 Kottur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Edayarpakkam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maduramangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 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 Kottur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 732 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****25%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **46% Use banking services ****56%** **45% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **973 Working population ****46.7%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 351 (35%) · **■** Marginal 459 (46%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Erumaiyur2,379 people - Valarpuram2,368 people - Pondur2,347 people - Katrambakkam2,157 people - Kunnam2,037 people - Maduramangalam2,036 people - Kandur2,033 people - Panrutti1,946 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?631553 - How far is Kottur from Kancheepuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?2,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?75.5% (Census 2011)