# Kovilur Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar 

# Kovilur

Kovilur is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626145**. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 476 households**, the 27th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 476households
- 87.2%literacy
- 626145PIN code

## Kovilur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kovilur is 626145.** Kovilur falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626145
- Gram panchayatTerkku Devadanam
- Community development blockRajapalayam
- Census village code641196

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

## How far is Kovilur from nearby towns?

- Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Seithur (nearest town)3 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 Kovilur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muthusamipuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Kovilur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and sugarcane**. About 76% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 531 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 Kovilur

Of every 100 households in Kovilur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kovilur · ■ Rajapalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**62%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**47%

Use banking services ****70%**

**40%

Television ****91%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kovilur?

■ Kovilur · ■ Rajapalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**924

Working population ****60.1%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 80.1% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (40%) · **■** Household industry 119 (12%) · **■** Other work 450 (45%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Terku Devadanam2,373 people
- Nathampatti2,143 people
- Solaicheri2,105 people
- Korukkampatti1,935 people
- Gopalapuram1,461 people
- Varagunaramapuram1,357 people
- Kadambankulam983 people
- Tenkarai918 people

[All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovilur?626145
- How far is Kovilur from Virudhunagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kovilur?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovilur in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kovilur?87.2% (Census 2011)