# Kovilacheri Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/kovilacheri/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Kovilacheri Kovilacheri is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,700 people in 420 households**, the 51st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 1,700people (2011) - 420households - 80.4%literacy - 612503PIN code ## Kovilacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilacheri is 612503.** Kovilacheri falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612503 - Gram panchayatKovilacheri - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilacheri from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)60 km by road - Cholapuram (nearest town)3 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 Kovilacheri? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Kovilacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 61% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Kovilacheri Of every 100 households in Kovilacheri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovilacheri · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****13%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **58% Tap water ****96%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **67% Use banking services ****37%** **50% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****69%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **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 Kovilacheri? ■ Kovilacheri · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **952 Working population ****44.6%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (13%) · **■** Marginal 447 (59%) 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 - Vittalur1,807 people - Kothangudi1,806 people - Puthagaram1,796 people - Malayappanallur1,712 people - Melakaveri1,609 people - Kumarankudi1,554 people - Karuppur1,531 people - Perappadi1,500 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilacheri?612503 - How far is Kovilacheri from Thanjavur?60 km by road - What is the population of Kovilacheri?1,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilacheri in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilacheri?80.4% (Census 2011)