# Kothangudi Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/kothangudi/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Kothangudi Kothangudi is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,090 people in 770 households**, the 27th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 3,090people (2011) - 770households - 86.1%literacy - 609306PIN code ## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothangudi is 609306.** Kothangudi falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609306 - Gram panchayatKothangudi - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637610 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothangudi from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)45 km by road - Tharangambadi (nearest town)10 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 Kothangudi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kothangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uthirangudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tharangambadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharangambadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kothangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 68% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Kothangudi Of every 100 households in Kothangudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothangudi · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **63% Tap water ****79%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **66% Use banking services ****50%** **48% Television ****87%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kothangudi? ■ Kothangudi · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **963 Working population ****33.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 79.7% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 292 (28%) · **■** Marginal 382 (37%) 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 Tharangambadi - Kattucheri3,283 people - Thiruvillaiyattam3,238 people - Melaperumpallam3,231 people - Pillaiperumalnallur3,229 people - Memathur3,084 people - Marudampallam3,002 people - Nalladai2,845 people - Kizhaperumpallam2,561 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?609306 - How far is Kothangudi from Nagapattinam?45 km by road - What is the population of Kothangudi?3,090 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothangudi in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?86.1% (Census 2011)