# Kothakottai Village, Vaniyambadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/kothakottai/ Village · Vaniyambadi, Vellore # Kothakottai Kothakottai is a village in Vaniyambadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635752**. The 2011 Census counted **9,408 people in 2,166 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 9,408people (2011) - 2,166households - 70.0%literacy - 635752PIN code ## Kothakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothakottai is 635752.** Kothakottai falls in Vaniyambadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635752 - Gram panchayatPeriakurumbatheru, Vizilapuram, Kothakottai - Community development blockAlangayam - Census village code630923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothakottai from nearby towns? - Vaniyambadi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road - Vaniyambadi (nearest town)9 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 Kothakottai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kothakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vellakuttai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kothakottai known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include inscense sticks. About 62% of the 1,329 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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 Kothakottai Of every 100 households in Kothakottai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothakottai · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****89%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **78% Use banking services ****22%** **33% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kothakottai? ■ Kothakottai · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **893 Working population ****49.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,057 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,334 (28%) · **■** Household industry 209 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,211 (26%) · **■** Marginal 886 (19%) 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 Vaniyambadi - Perumapattu10,195 people - Poongulam8,956 people - Vellakuttai8,395 people - Kurisilapattu7,689 people - Thumberi7,618 people [All 53 villages in Vaniyambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothakottai?635752 - How far is Kothakottai from Vellore?70 km by road - What is the population of Kothakottai?9,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothakottai in?Vellore district (Vaniyambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothakottai?70.0% (Census 2011)