# Kovilur Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/kovilur/ Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai # Kovilur Kovilur is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613301**. The 2011 Census counted **9,543 people in 2,236 households**, the 1st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 9,543people (2011) - 2,236households - 80.7%literacy - 613301PIN code ## Kovilur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilur is 613301.** Kovilur falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613301 - Gram panchayatGandharvakottai - Community development blockGandarvakkottai - Census village code639384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilur from nearby towns? - Kovilur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)32 km by road - Vallam (nearest town)25 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 Kovilur? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kovilur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and banana**. Products made here include cashewnut. About 37% of the 880 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Kovilur Of every 100 households in Kovilur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kovilur · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****44%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **88% Use banking services ****36%** **31% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****75%** **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 Kovilur? ■ Kovilur · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **980 Working population ****38.7%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,284 (35%) · **■** Household industry 163 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,715 (46%) · **■** Marginal 253 (7%) 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 Gandarvakkottai - Kallaakottai4,801 people - Thuvar4,213 people - Veeradipatti3,542 people - Sundampatti3,446 people [All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilur?613301 - How far is Kovilur from Pudukkottai?32 km by road - What is the population of Kovilur?9,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilur in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilur?80.7% (Census 2011)