# Koothanur Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram 

# Koothanur

Koothanur is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,016 people in 416 households**, the 63rd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,016people (2011)
- 416households
- 64.2%literacy
- 607201PIN code

## Koothanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koothanur is 607201.** Koothanur falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607201
- Gram panchayatKoothanur
- Community development blockUlundurpettai
- Census village code633627

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Koothanur from nearby towns?

- Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)18 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 Koothanur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Koothanur; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eraiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Koothanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 58% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Koothanur

Of every 100 households in Koothanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koothanur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**82%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****89%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Koothanur?

■ Koothanur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**934

Working population ****48.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 233 (24%) · **■** Marginal 345 (35%)

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 Ulundurpettai

- Sembattamalayanur2,080 people
- Athipakkam2,071 people
- Anaivari2,068 people
- Pu.Konalavadi2,025 people
- Moolasamudram1,916 people
- Sikkadu1,909 people
- Nagar1,908 people
- Karapattu1,897 people

[All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koothanur?607201
- How far is Koothanur from Viluppuram?56 km by road
- What is the population of Koothanur?2,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koothanur in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koothanur?64.2% (Census 2011)