# Courtallam Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/courtallam/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Courtallam Courtallam is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627802**. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 886 households**, the 19th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 3,026people (2011) - 886households - 77.9%literacy - 627802PIN code ## Courtallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Courtallam is 627802.** Courtallam falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627802 - Gram panchayatKasimajorpuram - Community development blockTenkasi - Census village code642765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Courtallam from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Courtallam (nearest town)1 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 Courtallam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Courtallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Courtallam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Courtallam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuthukalvalasai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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)10 h summer · 10 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 Courtallam known for? The main crops are **paddy, mango and coconut**. About 35% of the 759 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Courtallam Of every 100 households in Courtallam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Courtallam · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****52%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **56% Tap water ****74%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **60% Use banking services ****68%** **58% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****70%** **89% 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 Courtallam? ■ Courtallam · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101** **960 Working population ****46.1%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.4% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (32%) · **■** Household industry 169 (12%) · **■** Other work 554 (40%) · **■** Marginal 120 (9%) 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 Tenkasi - Kasidharmam4,071 people - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Pattappathu3,267 people - Idaikal3,054 people - Sillaraipuravu2,168 people - Mathalamparai2,145 people - Pattakurichi1,760 people - Tiruchitrambalam1,731 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Courtallam?627802 - How far is Courtallam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Courtallam?3,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Courtallam in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Courtallam?77.9% (Census 2011)