# Kothangudi Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur 

# Kothangudi

Kothangudi is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 281 households**, the 73rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 281households
- 75.6%literacy
- 613003PIN code

## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothangudi is 613003.** Kothangudi falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code613003
- Gram panchayatKothangudi
- Community development blockAmmapettai
- Census village code638638

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?

- Papanasam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Melattur (nearest town)9 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?

12 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
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Milattur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Poondi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pulavarnatham
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 74% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothangudi · ■ Papanasam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kothangudi?

■ Kothangudi · ■ Papanasam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**948

Working population ****41.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (67%) · **■** Other work 73 (16%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Papanasam

- Mahimalai1,179 people
- Kavalur1,145 people
- Jambugambalpuram II1,103 people
- Jambugambalpuram I1,088 people
- Porakkudi1,039 people
- Kalancheri1,017 people
- Melasemmangudi1,000 people
- Melakalakudi996 people

[All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?613003
- How far is Kothangudi from Thanjavur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kothangudi?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothangudi in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?75.6% (Census 2011)
