# Kottaipoondi Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/kottaipoondi/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Kottaipoondi Kottaipoondi is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,047 people in 1,019 households**, the 15th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 4,047people (2011) - 1,019households - 76.5%literacy - 604201PIN code ## Kottaipoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaipoondi is 604201.** Kottaipoondi falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604201 - Gram panchayatKottaipoondi - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaipoondi from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)14 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 Kottaipoondi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaipoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pinnanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avalurpettai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kottaipoondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 79% of the 1,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 517 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 Kottaipoondi Of every 100 households in Kottaipoondi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottaipoondi · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****81%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****54%** **45% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kottaipoondi? ■ Kottaipoondi · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **931 Working population ****55.5%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 731 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,250 (56%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (8%) · **■** Marginal 66 (3%) 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 Gingee - Vailamur4,332 people - Kanakkankuppam4,239 people - Kovilporaiyur4,127 people - Valathi4,060 people - Modaiyur3,878 people - Devadanampettai3,871 people - Konai3,559 people - Nochaloor3,507 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaipoondi?604201 - How far is Kottaipoondi from Viluppuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Kottaipoondi?4,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaipoondi in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaipoondi?76.5% (Census 2011)