# Koothambakkam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/koothambakkam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Koothambakkam Koothambakkam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 413 households**, the 84th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,739people (2011) - 413households - 76.2%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Koothambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koothambakkam is 632505.** Koothambakkam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatKoothampakkam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koothambakkam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)48 km by road - Kaveripakkam (nearest town)18 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 Koothambakkam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Koothambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Koothambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 20% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Koothambakkam Of every 100 households in Koothambakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Koothambakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **64% Use banking services ****39%** **32% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% 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 Koothambakkam? ■ Koothambakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **961 Working population ****49.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (6%) · **■** Other work 157 (18%) · **■** Marginal 621 (73%) 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 Arakonam - Kilvanam1,864 people - Ayarpadi1,839 people - Mangalam1,781 people - Nandi Veduthangal1,746 people - Kilakalathur1,734 people - Uriyur1,727 people - Velur1,711 people - Mamandur1,658 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koothambakkam?632505 - How far is Koothambakkam from Vellore?48 km by road - What is the population of Koothambakkam?1,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koothambakkam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koothambakkam?76.2% (Census 2011)