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- LGD code
- 635452
- Pincode
- 624215
- Post office
- Silukkuvarpatti
- Population
- 9,263
- Households
- 2,322
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,815
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottur compares
By population, Kottur ranks #8 of 42 villages in Nilakkottai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.1%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Kottur
- 64.1%
- Nilakkottai mandal
- 65.0%
- Dindigul district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−1 vs mandal average
- Kottur
- 975
- Nilakkottai mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kottur
- 4.0
- Nilakkottai mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottur at a glance
Kottur is a village of 9,263 people in 2,322 households (Census 2011) in Nilakkottai taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, the 8th-largest of 42 villages in Nilakkottai taluk. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 624215, served by Silukkuvarpatti post office; the LGD village code is 635452. The village votes in Usilampatti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay. M. The population is estimated at 10,921 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NILAKKOTTAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kottur
- Total area (ha)
- 1,529.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 306.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kottur
- LGD code
- 635452
- Pincode
- 624215
- Post office
- Silukkuvarpatti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,263
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,921
- Households
- 2,322
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Theni
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Usilampatti
- Member of Parliament
- Thanga Tamil Selvan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay. M
- Block / Mandal
- Nilakkottai
- Nearest railway station
- Vadapalanji (12.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 624215
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Other villages named Kottur
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- KotturSriperumbudur · Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu2,145 pop
- KotturThiruvidaimarudur · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu1,566 pop
Other villages in Nilakkottai mandal
View all 44+ →- Batlagundu
- Viralipatti
- Silukkuvarpatti
- Pachamalayankottai
- Jambudurai Kottai
- Kanavaipatti
- Ethilodu
- Kombaipatti
- Pallapatti
- Kullalagundu
- Pillaiyarnatham
- Viruveedu
- Sithargalnatham
- Malayagoundanpatti
- Ramarajapuram
- Kunnuvarankottai
- Kodanginaickan Patti
- Nariyuthu
- Mattapparai
- Nuthulapuram
- Rengappanaickanpatti
- Sandaiyur
- Musuvanuthu
- Mallanampatti
- Sengattampatti
- Viralimayanpatti
- Nadakottai
- Vilampatti
- Sekkapatti
- Veelinaickanpatti
- Koovanuthu
- Pannaipatti
- Sivagnanapuram
- Kullichettipatti
- Nakkaluthu
- Kolladipatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)