Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur
# Korakkanthandalam

Korakkanthandalam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 602023. The 2011 Census counted 342 people in 85 households, the 81st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 342 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 602023 PIN code

## Korakkanthandalam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Korakkanthandalam is 602023. Korakkanthandalam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 602023
- Gram panchayat Somadevanampattu
- Community development block Poondi
- Census village code 628865

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Korakkanthandalam from nearby towns?
- Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Thiruvallur (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Korakkanthandalam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Korakkanthandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Poondi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thirupachur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thiruvallur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Korakkanthandalam known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and bulrush millet. About 32% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Korakkanthandalam

Of every 100 households in Korakkanthandalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korakkanthandalam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 94%
- Toilet within the home 5% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 73%
- Tap water 98% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 64%
- Use banking services 96% 38%
- Television 94% 90%
- Mobile phone 56% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 28% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 5%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Korakkanthandalam?

■ Korakkanthandalam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1024 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 483 960
- Working population 30.4% 50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Uthukkottai
- Mylapore 442 people
- Ariapakkam 423 people
- Paruthimerikuppam 371 people
- Koorambakkam 360 people
- Edambedu 321 people
- Kaiyadai 306 people
- Nayapakkam 296 people
- Velapakkam 261 people

All 99 villages in Uthukkottai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Korakkanthandalam? 602023
- How far is Korakkanthandalam from Thiruvallur? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Korakkanthandalam? 342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korakkanthandalam in? Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Korakkanthandalam? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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