# Kottaiyur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/kottaiyur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,698 people in 396 households**, the 92nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,698people (2011) - 396households - 61.9%literacy - 606305PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 606305.** Kottaiyur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606305 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633489 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)77 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)10 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 Kottaiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****93%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **73% Use banking services ****24%** **50% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****50%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **918 Working population ****46.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 54.5% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 383 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (19%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Kunniyur1,743 people - Varanjaram1,734 people - Poosappadi1,730 people - Karanur1,703 people - Elavadi1,692 people - Moongilpadi1,676 people - Kalasamudram1,675 people - Anumanandal1,674 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?606305 - How far is Kottaiyur from Viluppuram?77 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?1,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?61.9% (Census 2011)