# Kottangudi Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/kottangudi/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Kottangudi Kottangudi is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 328 households**, the 25th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,239people (2011) - 328households - 76.9%literacy - 610211PIN code ## Kottangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottangudi is 610211.** Kottangudi falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610211 - Gram panchayatKothangudi - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottangudi from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 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 Kottangudi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kottangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alathambadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kottangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Kottangudi Of every 100 households in Kottangudi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kottangudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **76% Tap water ****72%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **72% Use banking services ****37%** **38% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****41%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kottangudi? ■ Kottangudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **990 Working population ****49.8%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (37%) · **■** Household industry 28 (5%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 289 (47%) 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 - Valakarai1,658 people - Adhamangalam1,611 people - Ettugudi1,573 people - Madapuram1,527 people - Anakkudi1,157 people - Thenmarudur1,144 people - Katchanagaram1,102 people - Esanur925 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottangudi?610211 - How far is Kottangudi from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Kottangudi?1,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottangudi in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottangudi?76.9% (Census 2011)