# Kannankottai Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/kannankottai/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Kannankottai Kannankottai is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 538 households**, the 27th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 2,008people (2011) - 538households - 66.2%literacy - 601202PIN code ## Kannankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kannankottai is 601202.** Kannankottai falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601202 - Gram panchayatKannankottai - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kannankottai from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)42 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)27 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 Kannankottai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kannankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathirivedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Kannankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 37% of the 1,132 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Kannankottai Of every 100 households in Kannankottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kannankottai · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****17%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **76% Tap water ****96%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **60% Use banking services ****59%** **38% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****43%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Kannankottai? ■ Kannankottai · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **965 Working population ****52.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (46%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (11%) · **■** Marginal 49 (5%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Authupakkam2,576 people - Annappa Naickankuppam2,424 people - Natham2,183 people - Ayanallur2,110 people - Karadipudur1,926 people - Melakalani1,921 people - Budur1,863 people - Vazhuthalambedu1,851 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kannankottai?601202 - How far is Kannankottai from Thiruvallur?42 km by road - What is the population of Kannankottai?2,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kannankottai in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kannankottai?66.2% (Census 2011)