# Kottagudi Village, Bodinayakanur, Theni (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Bodinayakanur, Theni 

# Kottagudi

Kottagudi is a village in Bodinayakanur sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625582**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 492 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,730people (2011)
- 492households
- 72.2%literacy
- 625582PIN code

## Kottagudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottagudi is 625582.** Kottagudi falls in Bodinayakanur sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625582
- Gram panchayatKottagudi
- Community development blockBodinayakanur
- Census village code641072

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

## How far is Kottagudi from nearby towns?

- Bodinayakanur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bodinayakanur (nearest town)16 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 Kottagudi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kottagudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodinayackanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodinayackanur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sikumadai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 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 Kottagudi known for?

The main crops are **coffee, tobacco and cotton**. About 25% of the 6,276 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kottagudi

Of every 100 households in Kottagudi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kottagudi · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**67%

Tap water ****89%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**61%

Use banking services ****9%**

**28%

Television ****81%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****68%**

**84%

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 Kottagudi?

■ Kottagudi · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average

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

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219**

**931

Working population ****63.2%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (53%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 453 (41%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Bodinayakanur

- Dombucheri7,493 people
- Bodinayackanur1,983 people
- Meenakshipuram1,938 people
- Kulaiyanur1,806 people
- Ahamalai1,468 people
- Bodi Hill North733 people

[All 12 villages in Bodinayakanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottagudi?625582
- How far is Kottagudi from Theni Allinagaram?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kottagudi?1,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottagudi in?Theni district (Bodinayakanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kottagudi?72.2% (Census 2011)
