# Kovilur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Kovilur

Kovilur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 158 households**, the 18th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 625people (2011)
- 158households
- 37.7%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Kovilur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634087

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

## How far is Kovilur from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)52 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)52 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 Kovilur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Kovilur known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 28% of the 408 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 Kovilur

Of every 100 households in Kovilur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kovilur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kovilur?

■ Kovilur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**889

Working population ****54.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 28.1% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 144 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (53%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Muluvi693 people
- Vellur676 people
- Pottakkadu653 people
- Pelakkadu646 people
- Nallur615 people
- Kotadiyar606 people
- Arangam600 people
- Sengadu588 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovilur?636601
- How far is Kovilur from Salem?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kovilur?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovilur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kovilur?37.7% (Census 2011)