# Kottapalayam Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/kottapalayam-635766/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Kottapalayam Kottapalayam is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621003**. The 2011 Census counted **6,151 people in 1,724 households**, the 8th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 6,151people (2011) - 1,724households - 76.5%literacy - 621003PIN code ## Kottapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottapalayam is 621003.** Kottapalayam falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621003 - Gram panchayatKottapalayam - Community development blockUppiliyapuram - Census village code635766 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottapalayam from nearby towns? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)68 km by road - Uppiliapuram (nearest town)3 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 Kottapalayam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kottapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Kottapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Kottapalayam Of every 100 households in Kottapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottapalayam · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****37%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **68% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **61% Use banking services ****37%** **55% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****44%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kottapalayam? ■ Kottapalayam · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1184** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **922 Working population ****47.8%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 502 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 969 (33%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 453 (15%) · **■** Marginal 996 (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 Thuraiyur - Vairichettipalayam7,113 people - Sobanapuram7,085 people - Keerambur6,756 people - Nagalapuram6,157 people - Sengattupatti5,914 people - Singalandapuram5,708 people - Maruvathur5,572 people - T. Renganathapuram5,503 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottapalayam?621003 - How far is Kottapalayam from Tiruchirappalli?68 km by road - What is the population of Kottapalayam?6,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottapalayam in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottapalayam?76.5% (Census 2011)