# Kottaiyur Village, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/srivilliputhur/kottaiyur/ Village · Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in Srivilliputhur sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626149**. The 2011 Census counted **6,393 people in 1,882 households**, the 5th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 6,393people (2011) - 1,882households - 60.7%literacy - 626149PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 626149.** Kottaiyur falls in Srivilliputhur sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626149 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur - Community development blockWatrap - Census village code641214 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaiyur from nearby towns? - Srivilliputhur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Vathirairuppu (nearest town)10 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 Kottaiyur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kunnur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunnur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kottaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, all grams and maize**. Products made here include match box and bricks. About 17% of the 1,352 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Kottaiyur Of every 100 households in Kottaiyur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Srivilliputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **67% Use banking services ****20%** **29% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****42%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****88%** **83% 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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Srivilliputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **938 Working population ****58.8%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,436 (38%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,163 (31%) · **■** Marginal 997 (27%) 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 Srivilliputhur - Kunnur11,786 people - Khansabpuram9,013 people - Sundarapandiyam8,738 people - Maharajapuram8,278 people - Achchandavilthan6,365 people - Pillaiyarkulam6,271 people - Malli5,839 people - Viluppanur5,304 people [All 56 villages in Srivilliputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/srivilliputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?626149 - How far is Kottaiyur from Virudhunagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?6,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Virudhunagar district (Srivilliputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?60.7% (Census 2011)