# Kothangudi Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur 

# Kothangudi

Kothangudi is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 579 households**, the 14th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 2,307people (2011)
- 579households
- 81.8%literacy
- 614101PIN code

## Kothangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothangudi is 614101.** Kothangudi falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614101
- Gram panchayatKothangudi
- Community development blockMannargudi
- Census village code638178

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

## How far is Kothangudi from nearby towns?

- Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)2 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 Kothangudi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthanallur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kuthanallur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kothangudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 73% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Kothangudi

Of every 100 households in Kothangudi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothangudi · ■ Needamangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**70%

Tap water ****84%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**75%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****87%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Kothangudi?

■ Kothangudi · ■ Needamangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**959

Working population ****47.3%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.9% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (25%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 305 (28%) · **■** Marginal 372 (34%)

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 Needamangalam

- Poovanur2,831 people
- Kiliyanoor2,596 people
- Ayikudi2,442 people
- Pullavarayankudikadu2,406 people
- Thirurameswaram2,132 people
- Perambur2,088 people
- Sathanur2,022 people
- Sithambur2,022 people

[All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothangudi?614101
- How far is Kothangudi from Thiruvarur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kothangudi?2,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothangudi in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothangudi?81.8% (Census 2011)