# Kottakuppam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/kottakuppam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Kottakuppam Kottakuppam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600067**. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 249 households**, the 56th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 941people (2011) - 249households - 69.4%literacy - 600067PIN code ## Kottakuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottakuppam is 600067.** Kottakuppam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600067 - Gram panchayatManjankaranai - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottakuppam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)15 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 Kottakuppam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kottakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sholavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kottakuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Kottakuppam Of every 100 households in Kottakuppam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottakuppam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **64% Use banking services ****16%** **38% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****76%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Kottakuppam? ■ Kottakuppam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **960 Working population ****39.0%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 60.7% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 242 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Uthukkottai - Amindanallur1,018 people - Thamaraikuppam1,017 people - Maduravasal981 people - Thirunilai957 people - Athupakkam922 people - Melakaramanur860 people - Mamballam772 people - Kadarvedu667 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottakuppam?600067 - How far is Kottakuppam from Thiruvallur?40 km by road - What is the population of Kottakuppam?941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottakuppam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottakuppam?69.4% (Census 2011)