# Kottaiyur Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/kottaiyur/ Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606753**. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 607 households**, the 26th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,587people (2011) - 607households - 69.9%literacy - 606753PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 606753.** Kottaiyur falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606753 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockThandrampet - Census village code632036 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)22 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 Kottaiyur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vanapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Thenmathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thandrampet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery, rice and oil. About 49% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****74%** **47% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****44%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **920 Working population ****59.8%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 888 (57%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (9%) · **■** Marginal 264 (17%) 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 Thandrampet - Melmuthanur3,218 people - Kolundampattu3,177 people - Edathanur2,819 people - Thenkarimbalur2,673 people - Melkaripur2,479 people - Veeranam2,432 people - Se.Gudalur2,311 people - Agarampallipattu2,307 people [All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?606753 - How far is Kottaiyur from Tiruvannamalai?22 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?2,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?69.9% (Census 2011)