# Kottankulam Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/kottankulam/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Kottankulam Kottankulam is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623608**. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 188 households**, the 73rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 739people (2011) - 188households - 65.2%literacy - 623608PIN code ## Kottankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottankulam is 623608.** Kottankulam falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623608 - Gram panchayatKeelaparthibanur , Nelmadur , Mosukkudi - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottankulam from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Paramakudi (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 Kottankulam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kottankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaparamakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paramakudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kottankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and corn**. About 31% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Kottankulam Of every 100 households in Kottankulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottankulam · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****94%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****61%** **45% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kottankulam? ■ Kottankulam · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **952 Working population ****61.0%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.5% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 243 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 159 (35%) 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 - Theeyanur883 people - Emaneswaram859 people - Koluvur812 people - Melaparthibanur778 people - S.Andakkudi708 people - Koraikulam682 people - Mummudisathan663 people - Kottakudi655 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottankulam?623608 - How far is Kottankulam from Ramanathapuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Kottankulam?739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottankulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottankulam?65.2% (Census 2011)