# Kottangulam Village, Manamadurai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Manamadurai, Sivaganga 

# Kottangulam

Kottangulam is a village in Manamadurai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630610**. The 2011 Census counted **4,465 people in 1,158 households**, the 5th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 4,465people (2011)
- 1,158households
- 73.1%literacy
- 630610PIN code

## Kottangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottangulam is 630610.** Kottangulam falls in Manamadurai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630610
- Gram panchayatKeelacherikulam, T.Alangulam, T.Velangulam
- Community development blockThiruppuvanam
- Census village code640376

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

## How far is Kottangulam from nearby towns?

- Manamadurai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thirupuvanam (nearest town)8 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 Kottangulam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kottangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palaiyanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Puvandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Kottangulam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and coconut**. About 51% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Kottangulam

Of every 100 households in Kottangulam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kottangulam · ■ Manamadurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****50%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****53%**

**36%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kottangulam?

■ Kottangulam · ■ Manamadurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**960

Working population ****54.2%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 719 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,114 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (11%) · **■** Marginal 317 (13%)

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 Manamadurai

- Kondagai5,500 people
- Seikalathur5,307 people
- Keeladi5,140 people
- Tiruppachetti North4,627 people
- Ladanendal4,289 people
- Mangulam3,923 people
- Rajagambiram3,849 people
- Madapuram3,775 people

[All 81 villages in Manamadurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottangulam?630610
- How far is Kottangulam from Sivaganga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kottangulam?4,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottangulam in?Sivaganga district (Manamadurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottangulam?73.1% (Census 2011)
