# Kottavadi Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Kottavadi

Kottavadi is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,714 people in 726 households**, the 45th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,714people (2011)
- 726households
- 71.6%literacy
- 636115PIN code

## Kottavadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottavadi is 636115.** Kottavadi falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636115
- Gram panchayatKottavadi
- Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam
- Census village code634244

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kottavadi from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)45 km by road
- Belur (nearest town)5 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 Kottavadi?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kottavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vazhapadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kottavadi known for?

The main crops are **betel, betel nuts and coconut**. About 67% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Kottavadi

Of every 100 households in Kottavadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kottavadi · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**79%

Tap water ****84%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**68%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****93%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kottavadi?

■ Kottavadi · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**884

Working population ****49.4%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 260 (19%) · **■** Marginal 356 (27%)

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 Attur

- Puthur3,139 people
- Talaivasal3,063 people
- Umayalpuram2,989 people
- Mammudi2,822 people
- Kamakkapalayam2,651 people
- Pattuthurai2,571 people
- Attavanai Kothambadi2,569 people
- Chockkanathapuram2,456 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottavadi?636115
- How far is Kottavadi from Salem?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kottavadi?2,714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottavadi in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottavadi?71.6% (Census 2011)