# Kollankinaru Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/kollankinaru/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Kollankinaru Kollankinaru is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 358 households**, the 39th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,257people (2011) - 358households - 85.0%literacy - 628302PIN code ## Kollankinaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kollankinaru is 628302.** Kollankinaru falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628302 - Gram panchayatKollankinar - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kollankinaru from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road - Kadambur (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 Kollankinaru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kollankinaru; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Kadambur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Kollankinaru known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and maize**. About 64% of the 921 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kollankinaru Of every 100 households in Kollankinaru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kollankinaru · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **71% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Kollankinaru? ■ Kollankinaru · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **960 Working population ****49.6%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (17%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 119 (19%) · **■** Marginal 317 (51%) 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 Ottapidaram - Malaipatti1,427 people - Maniyachi1,410 people - Minakshipuram1,347 people - Terku Kalmedu1,320 people - Nagampatti1,247 people - Jagaveerapandiapuram1,237 people - Kodiyankulam1,224 people - D.Duraiswamipuram1,207 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kollankinaru?628302 - How far is Kollankinaru from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road - What is the population of Kollankinaru?1,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kollankinaru in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kollankinaru?85.0% (Census 2011)