# Kothandapuram Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kothandapuram/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kothandapuram Kothandapuram is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,762 people in 430 households**, the 51st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,762people (2011) - 430households - 75.4%literacy - 604503PIN code ## Kothandapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothandapuram is 604503.** Kothandapuram falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604503 - Gram panchayatKothandapuram - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothandapuram from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)65 km by road - Desur (nearest town)7 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 Kothandapuram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kothandapuram; 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Kothandapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugarcane**. About 44% of the 534 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Kothandapuram Of every 100 households in Kothandapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothandapuram · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****16%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **81% Use banking services ****54%** **44% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kothandapuram? ■ Kothandapuram · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738** **974 Working population ****67.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 415 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (18%) · **■** Household industry 184 (15%) · **■** Other work 206 (17%) · **■** Marginal 174 (15%) 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 - Badur1,868 people - Athipakkam1,860 people - Thennathur1,829 people - Septankulam1,785 people - Ragunathasamudram1,758 people - Nambedu1,732 people - Arasampattu1,727 people - Anmarudai1,698 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothandapuram?604503 - How far is Kothandapuram from Tiruvannamalai?65 km by road - What is the population of Kothandapuram?1,762 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothandapuram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothandapuram?75.4% (Census 2011)