# Kottur Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/kottur/ Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur # Kottur Kottur is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609804**. The 2011 Census counted **1,566 people in 403 households**, the 53rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,566people (2011) - 403households - 81.3%literacy - 609804PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 609804.** Kottur falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609804 - Gram panchayatKottur - Community development blockThiruppanandal - Census village code638445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottur from nearby towns? - Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)61 km by road - Aduthurai (nearest town)6 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 Kottur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 · Mayiladuthurai Alias Maruthuvakudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruppanandal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruppanandal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kottur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 54% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****46%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **61% Tap water ****74%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **70% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****78%** **92% 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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **974 Working population ****42.7%** **39.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 75.1% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (44%) · **■** Household industry 47 (7%) · **■** Other work 265 (40%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Thiruvidaimarudur - Kavanur1,665 people - Anakudi1,653 people - Keelasooriyamoolai1,647 people - Vannikudi1,583 people - Mahadanapuram1,520 people - Sooriyamoolai1,409 people - Kannarakudi1,399 people - Maharajapuram1,386 people [All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?609804 - How far is Kottur from Thanjavur?61 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?1,566 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?81.3% (Census 2011)