# Kottaiyur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/kottaiyur/ Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622506**. The 2011 Census counted **2,273 people in 550 households**, the 26th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,273people (2011) - 550households - 75.0%literacy - 622506PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 622506.** Kottaiyur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622506 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockThirumayam - Census village code639469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (nearest town)12 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 Kottaiyur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rayavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Thekkattur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 15% of the 977 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **66% Tap water ****62%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **75% Use banking services ****72%** **65% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****69%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1180** **966 Working population ****47.8%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 68.2% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 169 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (50%) · **■** Other work 210 (19%) · **■** Marginal 160 (15%) 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 Thirumayam - Keelappanaiyur2,450 people - Melanilaivayal2,389 people - Kulamangalam2,305 people - Pudunilavayal2,299 people - Karamangalam2,158 people - Nedungudi2,115 people - Unaiyur2,036 people - Valarmanickam1,849 people [All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?622506 - How far is Kottaiyur from Pudukkottai?12 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?2,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?75.0% (Census 2011)