# Kottur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/kottur/ Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai # Kottur Kottur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622404**. The 2011 Census counted **4,269 people in 1,097 households**, the 13th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 4,269people (2011) - 1,097households - 76.3%literacy - 622404PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 622404.** Kottur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622404 - Gram panchayatKottur, Nachandupatti - Community development blockThirumayam - Census village code639455 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottur from nearby towns? - Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)16 km by road - Pudukkottai (nearest town)16 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 Kottur? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●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 college5–10 km · Thekkattur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thekkattur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Kottur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 13% of the 904 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **66% Tap water ****70%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **75% Use banking services ****71%** **65% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****72%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****85%** **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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **966 Working population ****44.5%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 702 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (16%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 700 (37%) · **■** Marginal 164 (9%) 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 - Mirattunilai4,814 people - Rangiyam4,622 people - Lembalakudi4,539 people - Kummangudi4,518 people - Sengirai3,781 people - Pillamangalam3,486 people - Rayavaram3,421 people - Kulipirai3,323 people [All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?622404 - How far is Kottur from Pudukkottai?16 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?4,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?76.3% (Census 2011)