# Kozhaiyur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam 

# Kozhaiyur

Kozhaiyur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609805**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 395 households**, the 31st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,668people (2011)
- 395households
- 80.1%literacy
- 609805PIN code

## Kozhaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kozhaiyur is 609805.** Kozhaiyur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609805
- Gram panchayatKozhaiyur
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637534

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kozhaiyur from nearby towns?

- Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)13 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 Kozhaiyur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kozhaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Komal East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Kozhaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Kozhaiyur

Of every 100 households in Kozhaiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kozhaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**64%

Tap water ****97%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**68%

Use banking services ****30%**

**47%

Television ****85%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Kozhaiyur?

■ Kozhaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**993

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Kuthalam

- Porumbur1,793 people
- Kappur1,752 people
- Senniayanallur1,748 people
- Kokkur1,687 people
- Asikkadu1,521 people
- Konerirajapuram I Bit1,521 people
- Pandaravadai1,491 people
- Inam Tiruvalangadu1,487 people

[All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kozhaiyur?609805
- How far is Kozhaiyur from Nagapattinam?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kozhaiyur?1,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kozhaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kozhaiyur?80.1% (Census 2011)
