# Kothangudi Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Kothangudi

Kothangudi is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614711**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 106 households**, the 35th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 387people (2011)
- 106households
- 69.0%literacy
- 614711PIN code

## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothangudi is 614711.** Kothangudi falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614711
- Gram panchayatPannatheru
- Community development blockThalainayar
- Census village code637794

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?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)36 km by road
- Thiruthuraipoondi (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 Kothangudi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kothangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pannaitheru
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pamani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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, black gram and pulses**. About 89% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothangudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****89%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****524**

**990

Working population ****59.7%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (90%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Thirukkuvalai

- Muthurasapuram708 people
- Karugudi641 people
- Vadakkupanaiyur613 people
- Vallam495 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?614711
- How far is Kothangudi from Nagapattinam?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kothangudi?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothangudi in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?69.0% (Census 2011)