# Kottur Village, Nannilam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/kottur/ Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur # Kottur Kottur is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609608**. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 328 households**, the 44th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 1,298people (2011) - 328households - 87.2%literacy - 609608PIN code ## Kottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottur is 609608.** Kottur falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609608 - Gram panchayatKottur - Community development blockNannilam - Census village code638038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottur from nearby towns? - Nannilam (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)24 km by road - Peralam (nearest town)4 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 Kottur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kottur; 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 - ●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 · Peralam - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Peralam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kottur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include fish, milk products and pottery. About 85% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Kottur Of every 100 households in Kottur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottur · ■ Nannilam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **65% Tap water ****48%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **71% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****81%** **90% Mobile phone ****11%** **59% Computer with internet ****7%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kottur? ■ Kottur · ■ Nannilam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **83.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **950 Working population ****46.5%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 186 (31%) · **■** Marginal 62 (10%) 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 Nannilam - Maharajapuram1,363 people - Kuvalaikkal1,344 people - Moongilkudi1,311 people - Panangattangudi1,305 people - Veedividangan1,288 people - Thalaiyur1,256 people - Keelkudi1,213 people - Pandaravadi1,212 people [All 70 villages in Nannilam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottur?609608 - How far is Kottur from Thiruvarur?24 km by road - What is the population of Kottur?1,298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottur in?Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottur?87.2% (Census 2011)