# Kottakudi Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/kottakudi/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Kottakudi Kottakudi is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623705**. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 198 households**, the 77th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 655people (2011) - 198households - 64.3%literacy - 623705PIN code ## Kottakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottakudi is 623705.** Kottakudi falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623705 - Gram panchayatKottakudi - Community development blockNainarkoil - Census village code641884 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottakudi from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Ramanathapuram (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 Kottakudi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kottakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pottagavayal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ramanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Kottakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 54% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kottakudi Of every 100 households in Kottakudi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottakudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****34%** **45% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Kottakudi? ■ Kottakudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1652** **952 Working population ****75.9%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 77% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 485 (98%) 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 Paramakudi - Kottankulam739 people - S.Andakkudi708 people - Koraikulam682 people - Mummudisathan663 people - Thiyagavanseri653 people - Mosukkudi613 people - Thavalaikulam601 people - Madanthai573 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottakudi?623705 - How far is Kottakudi from Ramanathapuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Kottakudi?655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottakudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottakudi?64.3% (Census 2011)