# Koovadu Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/koovadu/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Koovadu Koovadu is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,177 people in 452 households**, the 54th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,177people (2011) - 452households - 60.7%literacy - 607201PIN code ## Koovadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koovadu is 607201.** Koovadu falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607201 - Gram panchayatKoovadu - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633629 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koovadu from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)58 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 Koovadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Koovadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Koovadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 55% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Koovadu Of every 100 households in Koovadu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Koovadu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****70%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****48%** **40% Television ****95%** **80% Mobile phone ****43%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **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 Koovadu? ■ Koovadu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752** **934 Working population ****62.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 49.7% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 480 (35%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (9%) · **■** Marginal 331 (24%) 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 - Adaiyur2,315 people - Siruthannur2,253 people - Nannaram2,245 people - Seedevi2,196 people - Iruvelpattu2,164 people - U.Nemili2,137 people - Kannarampattu2,091 people - Thulangampattu2,087 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koovadu?607201 - How far is Koovadu from Viluppuram?58 km by road - What is the population of Koovadu?2,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koovadu in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koovadu?60.7% (Census 2011)