# Kottaiyur, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/virudhunagar/kottaiyur/ Village · Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar # Kottaiyur Kottaiyur is a village in [Virudhunagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/virudhunagar/) sub-district of [Virudhunagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **626204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 319 households**, the 35th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,187people (2011) - 319households - 75.9%literacy - 626204PIN code ## Kottaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaiyur is 626204.** Kottaiyur falls in Virudhunagar sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626204 - Gram panchayatKottaiyur, Mannarkottai , Veerarpatti - Community development blockVirudhunagar - Census village code641361 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? - Virudhunagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Virudhunagar (nearest town)22 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 · Virudhunagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 **cotton and corn**. About 22% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Virudhunagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **58% Use banking services ****69%** **40% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****57%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****76%** **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 Kottaiyur? ■ Kottaiyur · ■ Virudhunagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **963 Working population ****59.4%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.9% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (22%) · **■** Other work 153 (22%) · **■** Marginal 384 (54%) 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 Virudhunagar - Pullalakkottai1,297 people - Anaikkuttam1,292 people - Sengottai1,266 people - Appayyanayakkanpatti1,231 people - Kottainattam1,183 people - Valayapatti1,138 people - Ellinganayakkampatti1,082 people - Kavundampatti856 people [All 47 villages in Virudhunagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/virudhunagar/villages/) ## Other places named Kottaiyur - Kottaiyur · Town, Sivaganga · 14,766 people - Kottaiyur · Village, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar · 6,393 people - Kottaiyur · Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri · 6,340 people - Kottaiyur · Village, Natham, Dindigul · 3,925 people - Kottaiyur · Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli · 2,976 people - Kottaiyur · Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai · 2,587 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaiyur?626204 - How far is Kottaiyur from Virudhunagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Kottaiyur?1,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaiyur in?Virudhunagar district (Virudhunagar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaiyur?75.9% (Census 2011)