# Kovilpathu Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/kovilpathu/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Kovilpathu Kovilpathu is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,213 people in 903 households**, the 24th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 3,213people (2011) - 903households - 86.3%literacy - 611112PIN code ## Kovilpathu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilpathu is 611112.** Kovilpathu falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611112 - Gram panchayatKovilpathu - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637798 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilpathu from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)27 km by road - Thalainayar (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 Kovilpathu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilpathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vellapallam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thalainayar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Kovilpathu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 37% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Kovilpathu Of every 100 households in Kovilpathu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovilpathu · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****26%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****6%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **84% Use banking services ****71%** **58% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****69%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Kovilpathu? ■ Kovilpathu · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **929 Working population ****46.1%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.6% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (8%) · **■** Marginal 776 (52%) 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 Vedaranyam - Vaimedu East3,751 people - Ayakkaranbulam II Sethi3,709 people - Nagakudaiyan3,566 people - Ayakkaranbulam Ist Sethi3,323 people - Pachanathikulam Middle3,115 people - Kodiakkadu3,085 people - Panchanathikulam West2,833 people - Thagattur Subramanyakadu2,768 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilpathu?611112 - How far is Kovilpathu from Nagapattinam?27 km by road - What is the population of Kovilpathu?3,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilpathu in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilpathu?86.3% (Census 2011)