# Koothavedu Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Koothavedu

Koothavedu is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 55 households**, the 201st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 216people (2011)
- 55households
- 72.4%literacy
- 604406PIN code

## Koothavedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koothavedu is 604406.** Koothavedu falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604406
- Gram panchayatAgarakorakottai
- Community development blockThellar
- Census village code631614

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

## How far is Koothavedu from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road
- Desur (nearest town)6 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 Koothavedu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Koothavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Agarakorakottai
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thellar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thellar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Agarakarakottai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Koothavedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 46% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Koothavedu

Of every 100 households in Koothavedu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koothavedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****94%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****26%**

**44%

Television ****80%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Koothavedu?

■ Koothavedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**974

Working population ****63.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (44%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%)

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 Vandavasi

- Ozhapakkam290 people
- Ariyampoondi283 people
- Kandiyanallur270 people
- Pappanallur246 people
- Garudapuram178 people
- Koilkuppam144 people

[All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koothavedu?604406
- How far is Koothavedu from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road
- What is the population of Koothavedu?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koothavedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koothavedu?72.4% (Census 2011)