# Kottathur Village, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/kottathur/ Village · Musiri, Tiruchirappalli # Kottathur Kottathur is a village in Musiri sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621004**. The 2011 Census counted **4,532 people in 1,373 households**, the 9th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 4,532people (2011) - 1,373households - 74.1%literacy - 621004PIN code ## Kottathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottathur is 621004.** Kottathur falls in Musiri sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621004 - Gram panchayatKottathur - Community development blockMusiri - Census village code635716 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottathur from nearby towns? - Musiri (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)40 km by road - Thuraiyur (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 Kottathur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kottathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puthanampatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Abinimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pagalavadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kottathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, bulrush and corn**. Products made here include baskets. About 45% of the 1,843 hectares of village land is sown, and 749 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 Kottathur Of every 100 households in Kottathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottathur · ■ Musiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****27%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **75% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **75% Use banking services ****73%** **57% Television ****86%** **76% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kottathur? ■ Kottathur · ■ Musiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **922 Working population ****58.8%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 872 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,299 (49%) · **■** Household industry 89 (3%) · **■** Other work 385 (14%) · **■** Marginal 20 (1%) 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 Musiri - Mahadevi4,803 people - Thuraiyur pudupatti4,793 people - Pillapalayam4,718 people - Pulivalam4,696 people - Thumbalam4,333 people - Evur4,324 people - Urakkarai4,205 people - Thulayanatham4,196 people [All 59 villages in Musiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottathur?621004 - How far is Kottathur from Tiruchirappalli?40 km by road - What is the population of Kottathur?4,532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottathur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Musiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottathur?74.1% (Census 2011)