Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai
# Kothakottai

Kothakottai is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 622303. The 2011 Census counted 4,523 people in 1,066 households, the 6th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.
- 4,523 people (2011)
- 1,066 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 622303 PIN code

## Kothakottai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kothakottai is 622303. Kothakottai falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 622303
- Gram panchayat Kothakottai
- Community development block Thiruvarankulam
- Census village code 639616

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kothakottai from nearby towns?
- Alangudi (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Alangudi (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kothakottai?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kothakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Alangudi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kallalangudi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Melapattu Rasingamangalam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothakottai known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and sugarcane. Products made here include rope. About 27% of the 1,434 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kothakottai

Of every 100 households in Kothakottai in 2011, 75 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothakottai · ■ Alangudi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 90%
- Toilet within the home 7% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 81%
- Tap water 96% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90%
- Use banking services 53% 59%
- Television 92% 79%
- Mobile phone 48% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 30%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kothakottai?

■ Kothakottai · ■ Alangudi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 78.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 996 975
- Working population 53.9% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 58.5% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 364 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,232 (51%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 301 (12%) · ■ Marginal 535 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Alangudi
- Vennavalkudi 6,260 people
- Pudukkottai Viduthy 5,914 people
- Kothamangalam South 5,024 people
- Thiruvarangulam 4,918 people
- Kovilur 4,362 people
- Kothamangalam North 4,354 people
- Veppankudi 4,237 people
- Thirukkattalai 4,137 people

All 69 villages in Alangudi

## Other places named Kothakottai
- Kothakottai · Village, Vaniyambadi, Vellore · 9,408 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kothakottai? 622303
- How far is Kothakottai from Pudukkottai? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Kothakottai? 4,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothakottai in? Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothakottai? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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