# Thottiyam Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thottiyam/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thottiyam Thottiyam is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,377 people in 1,142 households**, the 18th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 4,377people (2011) - 1,142households - 65.2%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Thottiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thottiyam is 606201.** Thottiyam falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatThottiyam - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thottiyam from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town)7 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 Thottiyam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Thottiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Thottiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 79% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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 Thottiyam Of every 100 households in Thottiyam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thottiyam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **73% Use banking services ****50%** **50% Television ****91%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **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 Thottiyam? ■ Thottiyam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **918 Working population ****52.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 602 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,346 (59%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (11%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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 Kallakkurichi - Pandiyankuppam4,610 people - Virugavur4,435 people - Melnariyappanur4,422 people - Rayappanur4,412 people - Ulagamkathan4,360 people - Malaikottalam4,301 people - Ogaiyur4,263 people - Vilambur3,957 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thottiyam?606201 - How far is Thottiyam from Viluppuram?54 km by road - What is the population of Thottiyam?4,377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thottiyam in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thottiyam?65.2% (Census 2011)