# Kottai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kottai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kottai Kottai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,343 people in 571 households**, the 24th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,343people (2011) - 571households - 72.8%literacy - 604403PIN code ## Kottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottai is 604403.** Kottai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604403 - Gram panchayatKottai - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631556 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)83 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)13 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 Kottai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kottai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Thellar - ○Degree college10+ km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Kottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 40% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Kottai Of every 100 households in Kottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****91%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **81% Use banking services ****21%** **44% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kottai? ■ Kottai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **974 Working population ****51.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 215 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 793 (65%) · **■** Other work 207 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - Salavedu2,493 people - Kovalaivedu2,477 people - Nerkunam2,425 people - Vallan2,401 people - Arasur2,330 people - Kovalai2,320 people - Kodiyalam2,301 people - Ulundai2,276 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottai?604403 - How far is Kottai from Tiruvannamalai?83 km by road - What is the population of Kottai?2,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottai?72.8% (Census 2011)