# Kovangudi Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/kovangudi/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Kovangudi Kovangudi is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609806**. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 344 households**, the 51st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 1,452people (2011) - 344households - 77.1%literacy - 609806PIN code ## Kovangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovangudi is 609806.** Kovangudi falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609806 - Gram panchayatMaraiyur - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovangudi from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)70 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)9 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 Kovangudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kovangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitharkadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitharkadu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kovangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Kovangudi Of every 100 households in Kovangudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovangudi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****27%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **65% Tap water ****98%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **66% Use banking services ****26%** **45% Television ****94%** **92% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kovangudi? ■ Kovangudi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **970 Working population ****41.8%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 488 (80%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Murugamangalam1,595 people - Ponnur1,564 people - Aruvappadi1,537 people - Talainayar II Bit1,490 people - Maharajapuram1,448 people - Kadambakkam1,429 people - Varadampattu1,428 people - Kaduvangudi1,365 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovangudi?609806 - How far is Kovangudi from Nagapattinam?70 km by road - What is the population of Kovangudi?1,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovangudi in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovangudi?77.1% (Census 2011)