# Kothankulam Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/kothankulam/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Kothankulam Kothankulam is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626154**. The 2011 Census counted **4,898 people in 1,407 households**, the 12th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 4,898people (2011) - 1,407households - 72.9%literacy - 626154PIN code ## Kothankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothankulam is 626154.** Kothankulam falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626154 - Gram panchayatKothankulam - Community development blockSrivilliputhur - Census village code641173 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothankulam from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Srivilliputhur (nearest town)4 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 Kothankulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ayan Kollankondan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kothankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 30% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kothankulam Of every 100 households in Kothankulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothankulam · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **62% Tap water ****93%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **47% Use banking services ****25%** **40% Television ****78%** **85% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****80%** **81% 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 Kothankulam? ■ Kothankulam · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **924 Working population ****52.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (9%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,764 (68%) · **■** Marginal 500 (19%) 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 Rajapalayam - Pudupalaiyam7,922 people - Kollankondan6,811 people - Terkuvenganallur5,745 people - Sammandapuram5,462 people - Vadakku Venganallur4,557 people - Sundararajapuram4,370 people - Nallamangalam3,962 people - Arasiyarpatti3,784 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothankulam?626154 - How far is Kothankulam from Virudhunagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Kothankulam?4,898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kothankulam?72.9% (Census 2011)