Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Kottagam Kottagam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605754. The 2011 Census counted 938 people in 226 households, the 153rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 938 people (2011) - 226 households - 61.5% literacy - 605754 PIN code ## Kottagam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kottagam is 605754. Kottagam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 605754 - Gram panchayat Kalumalam - Community development block Mugaiyur - Census village code 633101 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kottagam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 48 km by road - Manalurpet (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kottagam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kottagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mannalurpettai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Mannalurpettai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kottagam known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and betel. About 50% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kottagam Of every 100 households in Kottagam in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottagam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 91% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 76% - Use banking services 43% 33% - Television 97% 84% - Mobile phone 80% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 7% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kottagam? ■ Kottagam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 67.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 872 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 721 933 - Working population 41.5% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 135 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (8%) · ■ Marginal 167 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tirukkoyilur - Kudamurutti 980 people - Veeranampattu 955 people - Melaripattu 953 people - Sengamedu 940 people - Thirumalaipattu 906 people - Vedalam 860 people - Kilvalai 809 people - Arumbappakkam 786 people All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur ## Other places named Kottagam - Kottagam · Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore · 1,320 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottagam? 605754 - How far is Kottagam from Viluppuram? 48 km by road - What is the population of Kottagam? 938 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottagam in? Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottagam? 61.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/kottagam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.