# Kothangudi Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Kothangudi

Kothangudi is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,806 people in 435 households**, the 48th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,806people (2011)
- 435households
- 88.1%literacy
- 612602PIN code

## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothangudi is 612602.** Kothangudi falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612602
- Gram panchayatKothangudi
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638547

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)13 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Thirunageswaram (nearest town)10 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?

11 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 · 1 govt
- ●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 · Natchiarkoil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semmankudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 **paddy, sesame seeds and pulses**. About 56% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothangudi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

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

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**58%

Tap water ****96%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**67%

Use banking services ****17%**

**50%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****88.1%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**952

Working population ****56.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 84.5% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 775 (76%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (10%) · **■** Marginal 106 (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

- Kothangudi2,013 people
- Visalur2,003 people
- Kadichambadi1,971 people
- Vittalur1,807 people
- Puthagaram1,796 people
- Malayappanallur1,712 people
- Kovilacheri1,700 people
- Melakaveri1,609 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?612602
- How far is Kothangudi from Thanjavur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kothangudi?1,806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothangudi in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?88.1% (Census 2011)
