# Kottaiyur Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/kottaiyur/ Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614404**. The 2011 Census counted **2,390 people in 615 households**, the 7th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,390people (2011) - 615households - 81.1%literacy - 614404PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 614404.** Kottaiyur falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614404 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockValangaiman - Census village code637914 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)29 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 Kottaiyur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Needamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannargudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Needamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 71% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****34%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **73% Tap water ****89%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **76% Use banking services ****40%** **38% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****51%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****87%** **95% 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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **910 Working population ****48.6%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 73.8% for women. 65% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 390 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 461 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 298 (26%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Valangaiman - Melavidayal3,290 people - Alangudi2,541 people - Haridwaramangalam2,440 people - Nallur2,392 people - Chandrasekarapuram2,145 people - Maligaithidal2,127 people - Keelavidayal1,958 people - Manalur1,944 people [All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?614404 - How far is Kottaiyur from Thiruvarur?29 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?2,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?81.1% (Census 2011)