# Korakottai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/korakottai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Korakottai Korakottai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 392 households**, the 65th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,558people (2011) - 392households - 72.9%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Korakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korakottai is 604501.** Korakottai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatKorakottai - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631631 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korakottai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)55 km by road - Desur (nearest town)4 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 Korakottai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Korakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Korakottai known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Korakottai Of every 100 households in Korakottai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Korakottai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****63%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****46%** **44% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Korakottai? ■ Korakottai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **974 Working population ****51.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (47%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (15%) · **■** Marginal 130 (16%) 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 - Ramasamudram1,599 people - Meesanallur1,568 people - Ammanambakkam1,567 people - Imapuram1,565 people - Konaiyur1,544 people - Alliyandal1,519 people - Katteri1,516 people - Nandiyambadi1,516 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korakottai?604501 - How far is Korakottai from Tiruvannamalai?55 km by road - What is the population of Korakottai?1,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korakottai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korakottai?72.9% (Census 2011)