# Kothandavady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kothandavady/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kothandavady Kothandavady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 276 households**, the 135th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,070people (2011) - 276households - 69.6%literacy - 606801PIN code ## Kothandavady PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothandavady is 606801.** Kothandavady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606801 - Gram panchayatKothandavady - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothandavady from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road - Chetpet (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 Kothandavady? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kothandavady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kothandavady known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots. About 39% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kothandavady Of every 100 households in Kothandavady in 2011, 90 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothandavady · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****91%** **40% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kothandavady? ■ Kothandavady · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151** **917 Working population ****55.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (16%) · **■** Marginal 60 (10%) 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 Polur - Koralpakkam1,124 people - Kanamalai1,091 people - Chittathurai1,087 people - Ernamangalam1,079 people - Karikathur1,054 people - Piryambut1,052 people - Kilpotharai1,028 people - Naranamangalam1,024 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothandavady?606801 - How far is Kothandavady from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road - What is the population of Kothandavady?1,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothandavady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothandavady?69.6% (Census 2011)