# Kottarai Village, Kunnam, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/kottarai/ Village · Kunnam, Perambalur # Kottarai Kottarai is a village in Kunnam sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621708**. The 2011 Census counted **2,329 people in 611 households**, the 50th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 2,329people (2011) - 611households - 68.2%literacy - 621708PIN code ## Kottarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottarai is 621708.** Kottarai falls in Kunnam sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621708 - Gram panchayatKottarai, Kurumbapalayam - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code636269 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottarai from nearby towns? - Kunnam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)18 km by road - Ariyalur (nearest town)15 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 Kottarai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kottarai; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Adhanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ariyalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ariyalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kottarai known for? The main crops are **cotton and maize**. About 69% of the 1,217 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Kottarai Of every 100 households in Kottarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottarai · ■ Kunnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **75% Use banking services ****59%** **59% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Kottarai? ■ Kottarai · ■ Kunnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **903 Working population ****66.4%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 56.6% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,369 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (6%) · **■** Marginal 39 (3%) 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 Kunnam - Perali2,560 people - Adhanur2,535 people - Karai2,435 people - Sithali2,400 people - Thungapuram2,290 people - Elumur2,165 people - Karai2,104 people - Asur2,091 people [All 89 villages in Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottarai?621708 - How far is Kottarai from Perambalur?18 km by road - What is the population of Kottarai?2,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottarai in?Perambalur district (Kunnam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottarai?68.2% (Census 2011)