# Kottachchedu Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Kottachchedu

Kottachchedu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 87 households**, the 42nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 311people (2011)
- 87households
- 46.3%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Kottachchedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottachchedu is 636601.** Kottachchedu falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634126

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

## How far is Kottachchedu from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)22 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)22 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 Kottachchedu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kottachchedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kottachchedu known for?

The main crops are **coffee and orange**. About 82% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kottachchedu

Of every 100 households in Kottachchedu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kottachchedu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****84%**

**90%

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 Kottachchedu?

■ Kottachchedu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****344**

**889

Working population ****54.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 32.3% for women. 51% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (85%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Yercaud

- Nanthen chedu361 people
- Semmeduru329 people
- Suraikkayapatti326 people
- Pudur312 people
- Mettur298 people
- Narthananedu295 people
- Asambur291 people
- Keeraikkadu279 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottachchedu?636601
- How far is Kottachchedu from Salem?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kottachchedu?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottachchedu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottachchedu?46.3% (Census 2011)