# Kuttam Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli 

# Kuttam

Kuttam is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627651**. The 2011 Census counted **6,281 people in 1,521 households**, the 11th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 6,281people (2011)
- 1,521households
- 90.6%literacy
- 627651PIN code

## Kuttam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuttam is 627651.** Kuttam falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627651
- Gram panchayatKuttam
- Community development blockRadhapuram
- Census village code643061

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kuttam from nearby towns?

- Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)74 km by road
- Thisayanvilai (nearest town)10 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 Kuttam?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kuttam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 6 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thisayanvilai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thisayanvilai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kuttam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, cashew and banana**. Products made here include beedi, garnet sand and mat. About 22% of the 2,556 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Kuttam

Of every 100 households in Kuttam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kuttam · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**44%

Tap water ****88%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**61%

Use banking services ****61%**

**55%

Television ****89%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Kuttam?

■ Kuttam · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**963

Working population ****36.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 89.4% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (3%) · **■** Household industry 271 (12%) · **■** Other work 1,469 (65%) · **■** Marginal 321 (14%)

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 Radhapuram

- Therku Valliyoor9,114 people
- Radhapuram7,469 people
- Karaichuthupudur7,184 people
- Dhanakkarkulam6,308 people
- Samugarengapuram5,522 people
- Urumankulam4,868 people
- Muthumuthamozhi4,786 people
- Erukkandurai4,586 people

[All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuttam?627651
- How far is Kuttam from Tirunelveli?74 km by road
- What is the population of Kuttam?6,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuttam in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kuttam?90.6% (Census 2011)
