# Kottaiyur Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/kottaiyur/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635102**. The 2011 Census counted **6,340 people in 1,493 households**, the 8th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 6,340people (2011) - 1,493households - 45.2%literacy - 635102PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 635102.** Kottaiyur falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635102 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockThally - Census village code644085 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)123 km by road - Denkanikottai (nearest town)47 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 Kottaiyur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anchetty - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, ragi and gingely**. About 64% of the 2,060 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****60%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **81% Use banking services ****11%** **33% Television ****77%** **79% Mobile phone ****43%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **12% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **929 Working population ****61.0%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.3% for men and 33.8% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,880 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (9%) · **■** Household industry 118 (3%) · **■** Other work 244 (6%) · **■** Marginal 278 (7%) 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 Denkanikottai - Battamugulalam7,929 people - Thalli6,915 people - Pillari Agraharam6,718 people - Santhanapalli6,545 people - Karukkanahalli6,006 people - Doddamanchi5,947 people - Erudukotta5,563 people - Madakkal5,383 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?635102 - How far is Kottaiyur from Krishnagiri?123 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?6,340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?45.2% (Census 2011)