# Koonthalur Village, Kodavasal, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kodavasal, Thiruvarur 

# Koonthalur

Koonthalur is a village in Kodavasal sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,554 people in 667 households**, the 18th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,554people (2011)
- 667households
- 84.8%literacy
- 609501PIN code

## Koonthalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koonthalur is 609501.** Koonthalur falls in Kodavasal sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609501
- Gram panchayatKoonthalur
- Community development blockKodavasal
- Census village code637937

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

## How far is Koonthalur from nearby towns?

- Kodavasal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kumbakonam (nearest town)20 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 Koonthalur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Koonthalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vishnupuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semmangudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Koonthalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peas**. About 68% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Koonthalur

Of every 100 households in Koonthalur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Koonthalur · ■ Kodavasal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**60%

Tap water ****26%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**69%

Use banking services ****86%**

**47%

Television ****97%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Koonthalur?

■ Koonthalur · ■ Kodavasal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 79.6% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (57%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (17%) · **■** Marginal 159 (15%)

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 Kodavasal

- 52.Pudukkudi2,979 people
- Engan2,909 people
- Vadakandam2,779 people
- Perumpannaiyur2,770 people
- Manjakkudi2,503 people
- 31.Paruthiyur2,464 people
- Simizhi2,464 people
- Anniyur2,260 people

[All 101 villages in Kodavasal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koonthalur?609501
- How far is Koonthalur from Thiruvarur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Koonthalur?2,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koonthalur in?Thiruvarur district (Kodavasal sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koonthalur?84.8% (Census 2011)