# Kottaiyur Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/kottaiyur/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,976 people in 803 households**, the 35th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 2,976people (2011) - 803households - 76.4%literacy - 621001PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 621001.** Kottaiyur falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621001 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockThuraiyur - Census village code635785 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? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)51 km by road - Thuraiyur (nearest town)8 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thuraiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 · 20 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, corn and chilli**. Products made here include wire basket. About 38% of the 1,293 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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, 16 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****16%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **68% Tap water ****44%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **61% Use banking services ****75%** **55% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **922 Working population ****60.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 967 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 334 (19%) · **■** Marginal 62 (3%) 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 Thuraiyur - Vadakkuveli3,526 people - Siruganatham3,215 people - Kalingamudayanpatti3,100 people - Adanur3,024 people - Uppiliapuram South2,630 people - Sikkathambur North2,522 people - Pachaperumalpatti North2,426 people - Kombai2,418 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?621001 - How far is Kottaiyur from Tiruchirappalli?51 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?2,976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?76.4% (Census 2011)