# Kothangudi Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Kothangudi

Kothangudi is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 500 households**, the 44th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 2,013people (2011)
- 500households
- 72.2%literacy
- 612303PIN code

## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothangudi is 612303.** Kothangudi falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612303
- Gram panchayatKothangudi
- Community development blockKumbakonam
- Census village code638477

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

## How far is Kothangudi from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kumbakonam (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 Kothangudi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadichampadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilacheri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbakonam
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kothangudi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and tapioca**. Products made here include jaggery, ground nut oil and mydha. About 29% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Kothangudi

Of every 100 households in Kothangudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothangudi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**58%

Tap water ****54%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**67%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Kothangudi?

■ Kothangudi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**952

Working population ****49.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (52%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (14%) · **■** Marginal 101 (10%)

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 Kumbakonam

- Mangudi2,160 people
- Vilandakandam2,129 people
- Srinivasanallur2,091 people
- Seshambadi2,030 people
- Visalur2,003 people
- Kadichambadi1,971 people
- Vittalur1,807 people
- Kothangudi1,806 people

[All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?612303
- How far is Kothangudi from Thanjavur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kothangudi?2,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothangudi in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?72.2% (Census 2011)
