Geographic Location of Kottur

The village Kottur is located in Nilakkottai Taluk of Dindigul District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Kottur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nilakottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nilakkottai, which is about 5 kilometers away from Kottur.

Travel and Communication for Kottur

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kottur,
Dindigul,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 624216

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kottur

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A brief summary of available data for Kottur is given below:

Social Structure of Kottur

As per available data from the year 2009, 9263 persons live in 2322 house holds in the village Kottur. There are 4573 female individuals and 4690 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.37% and males constitute 50.63% of the total population.

There are 2387 scheduled castes persons of which 1180 are females and 1207 are males. Females constitute 49.43% and males constitute 50.57% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 25.77% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled tribes persons of which 1 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.02% of the total population.

Population density of Kottur is 605.81 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kottur

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Total area of Kottur is 1529.02 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 511.24 ha. About 204.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 306.52 ha is irrigated area. About 306.52 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 2.23 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 22.11 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 14.19 ha is culturable waste land. About 973.04 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.21 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kottur

There are 10 government pre-primary schools in the village Kottur.

There are 7 government primary schools in the village Kottur.

There are 5 government middle schools. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Kottur.

There is a private secondary school in the village Kottur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nilakkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

Colleges in Kottur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Nilakkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Dindigul, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Batlagundu, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

Other Educational Facilities in Kottur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Batlagundu, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dindigul, which is more than 10 kms away from Kottur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nilakkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

Healthcare Facilities in Kottur

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Kottur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kottur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Kottur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Kottur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kottur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kottur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Kottur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kottur.

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