# Kotthiparai Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/kotthiparai/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Kotthiparai Kotthiparai is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626004**. The 2011 Census counted **3,190 people in 995 households**, the 10th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 3,190people (2011) - 995households - 84.1%literacy - 626004PIN code ## Kotthiparai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotthiparai is 626004.** Kotthiparai falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626004 - Gram panchayatMalaipatti - Community development blockAruppukottai - Census village code641654 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotthiparai from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)14 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 Kotthiparai? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kotthiparai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Soolakkarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kotthiparai known for? The main crops are **cotton, black gram and corn**. About 55% of the 1,367 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Kotthiparai Of every 100 households in Kotthiparai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotthiparai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****81%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **65% Use banking services ****78%** **47% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Kotthiparai? ■ Kotthiparai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **949 Working population ****57.8%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (24%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 531 (29%) · **■** Marginal 567 (31%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Poolangal3,909 people - Sembatti3,880 people - Villipathiri3,806 people - Kovilangulam3,569 people - Kulasekaranallur2,820 people - Aladipatti2,811 people - Kallorani2,798 people - Puliyuran2,534 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotthiparai?626004 - How far is Kotthiparai from Virudhunagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Kotthiparai?3,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotthiparai in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kotthiparai?84.1% (Census 2011)