# Kottur Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/kottur/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Kottur Kottur is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,712 people in 637 households**, the 54th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 2,712people (2011) - 637households - 62.4%literacy - 635107PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 635107.** Kottur falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635107 - Gram panchayatKandaganapalli - Community development blockKelamangalam - Census village code644055 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? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)78 km by road - Denkanikottai (nearest town)8 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Denkanikottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 **vegetables, flowers and ragi**. About 65% of the 1,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****31%** **33% Television ****94%** **79% Mobile phone ****50%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **12% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703** **929 Working population ****44.0%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 593 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (10%) · **■** Other work 147 (12%) · **■** Marginal 332 (28%) 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 - Marudanapalli2,898 people - Saragapalli2,862 people - Anekollu2,858 people - Thalikothanur2,769 people - Manchukondapalli2,704 people - Thandarai2,664 people - Kuppatti2,645 people - Marupalli2,588 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?635107 - How far is Kottur from Krishnagiri?78 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?2,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?62.4% (Census 2011)