# Kovilur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/kovilur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Kovilur Kovilur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 474 households**, the 54th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,699people (2011) - 474households - 77.7%literacy - 604404PIN code ## Kovilur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilur is 604404.** Kovilur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604404 - Gram panchayatKovilur - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)70 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)12 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 Kovilur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vilanallur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Kovilur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include sarees and clay pots. About 36% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Kovilur Of every 100 households in Kovilur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovilur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****24%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **87% Tap water ****97%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **69% Use banking services ****69%** **43% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Kovilur? ■ Kovilur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153** **965 Working population ****54.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 63.8% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (36%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 322 (35%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Cheyyar - Cheyyatraivendran1,719 people - Kazhiyur1,714 people - Mahajanampakkam1,707 people - Narasamangalam1,703 people - Puliyarampakkam1,673 people - Irungal1,659 people - Thandarai1,645 people - Sengattankundil1,636 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilur?604404 - How far is Kovilur from Tiruvannamalai?70 km by road - What is the population of Kovilur?1,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilur?77.7% (Census 2011)