Kottur village, Koyilandi taluk | Pincode 673614

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LGD code: 627377
Pincode: 673614
Post office: Naduvannur
Population: 12,205
Households: 2,978
Literacy rate: 84.6%
Sex ratio: 1099 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 4,341
Distance to district centre: 78 km
Distance to mandal centre: 64 km
Distance to Thiruvananthapuram: 420 km
Distance to Bengaluru: 249 km
Nearest railway station: Pappinisseri · 20 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Nivil Hospital · 2 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Kottur compares

By population, Kottur ranks #12 of 15 villages in Koyilandi mandal.

Literacy rate

84.6%

+0.2% vs mandal average

Kottur: 84.6%
Koyilandi mandal: 84.4%
Kozhikode district: 84.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,099

−6 vs mandal average

Kottur: 1,099
Koyilandi mandal: 1,105

Household size

people per home

4.1

−0.1 vs mandal average

Kottur: 4.1
Koyilandi mandal: 4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Kottur at a glance

Kottur is a village of 12,205 people in 2,978 households (Census 2011) in Koyilandi taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 15 villages in Koyilandi taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,099 women per 1,000 men. It lies 78 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 2 km from Sreekandapuram, the nearest town, 20 km from Pappinisseri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673614, served by Naduvannur post office; the LGD village code is 627377. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nivil Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Perambra assembly constituency, represented by MLA T.P. Ramakrishnan. The population is estimated at 14,390 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Kottur · this village	12,205	85%	—
Sreekandapuram · Taliparamba	17,630	83%	2.2 km N
Chengalai · Taliparamba	15,800	81%	3 km NW
Pattannur · Thalassery	15,003	82%	4.7 km S
Chuzhali · Taliparamba	14,759	83%	7 km NW
Nediyanga · Taliparamba	15,859	85%	7.6 km NW
Mannur · Afzalpur	12,866	52%	8.2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottur

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: Yes
Power hours (summer): 23
Power hours (winter): 24
Primary school: 2
Middle school: 0
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 1
Health sub-centre: 1
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: Yes
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: Yes
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: Yes
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: Yes
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: Quilandy
Distance to nearest town (km): 18
Distance to district HQ (km): 35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 18
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Kottur
Total area (ha): 1,178
Irrigated area (ha): 66
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kottur

LGD code: 627377
Pincode: 673614
Post office: Naduvannur
Population (Census 2011): 12,205
Population (projected 2026): 14,390
Households: 2,978
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1099
Literacy rate: 84.6%
Coordinates: 12.02761°N, 75.51246°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Vadakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Perambra
Member of Parliament: Shafi Parambil
Member of Legislative Assembly: T.P. Ramakrishnan
Block / Mandal: Koyilandi
Nearest post office: Post Office (2.3 km)
Nearest bank: Malappattam Service Co Operative Bank (2.9 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Kozhikode district level

Then & Now

Kottur — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

12,205

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

14,390

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

2,978

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

3,511

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 12,205Census 2011
Households: 2,978Census 2011
Literacy rate: 84.6%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1099 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 14,3902026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3,5112026 projection
Active job cards: 2,00,989MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,34,148MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 2,74,09,123ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 1,000NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 99.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 99.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 29.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 51.8%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Kozhikode district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 34,162PMAY-G · 34,162 of 2,32,916 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Kozhikode district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 37,207Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Kozhikode district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Notable places in Kottur

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

11 places mapped

Temple· 2
College· 1
Fire station· 1
Veterinary· 1
Park· 1
Post office· 1
High school· 1
Bank· 1
School· 1
Library· 1

Religion

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Temple · hindu
Kottur Sree Mahavishnu Temple
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Temple
Sree Pullivettaykorumakan Temple
📍 3.3 km awayOSM
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Education

College
SES College Sreekandapuram
🕒 Mo-Sa 09:30-16:30↗ website📍 698 m awayOSM
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High school
Maryland Higher Secondary School, Madampam
📍 2.3 km awayOSM
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School
Govt. Upper Primary School Vayakkara
📍 3.1 km awayOSM
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Library
Janasamskriti Library
📍 3.1 km awayOSM
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Healthcare

Veterinary
Veterinary Sub Centre
📍 915 m awayOSM
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Civic

Fire station
Fire and Rescue Station
📍 707 m awayOSM
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Post office
Post Office
📍 2.3 km awayOSM
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Commerce

Bank
Malappattam Service Co Operative Bank
📍 2.9 km awayOSM
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Heritage & leisure

Park
Jaiva Vaividya Park
📍 983 m awayOSM
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Getting there

How to reach Kottur

Mandal centre

Koyilandi · ≈ 64 km

≈ 2 h 10 min by car · 2 h 35 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Kozhikode · ≈ 78 km

≈ 2 h 39 min by car · 3 h 9 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 17,630 people

Sreekandapuram · ≈ 2.2 km

≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Thiruvananthapuram420 kmcapital
Bengaluru249 km
Chennai530 km
Hyderabad676 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationPappinisseri20 km
Bus stopPodikkalam3 km
Hospital / PHCNivil Hospital2 km
ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
Petrol pumpBharat petroleum2 km
CollegeSES College Sreekandapuram<1 km
Police stationPolice Station, Sreekandapuram2 km

Nearest to the village

Bank / ATM: Malappattam Service Co Operative Bank2.9 km

Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kottur

6 Temples, 1 Mosque, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

🛕Kottur Sree Mahavishnu TempleTemple1.0 km ↗
🛕Town Muthappa KshethramTemple1.7 km ↗
🛕adoor sree mahasiva templeTemple2.1 km ↗
🛕sree ammakootam templeTemple2.2 km ↗
🛕Sree Pullivettaykorumakan TempleTemple3.3 km ↗
🕌Malappattam Haidrus Juma MusidMosque3.6 km ↗
🛕Pulimbidavu Bhagavathi TempleTemple3.8 km ↗
⛪alexnagar churchChurch4.9 km ↗

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Kottur

10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

🎓SES College SreekandapuramCollege<1 km ↗
🏫Little Flower Upper Primary SchoolSchool1.4 km ↗
📚Public LibraryLibrary1.4 km ↗
📚EK Nayanar Smaraka VayanasalaLibrary1.6 km ↗
🏫Government Lower Primary School, SreekandapuramSchool2.1 km ↗
🏫Government Upper Primary School, PazhayangadiSchool2.2 km ↗
🎓Maryland Higher Secondary School, MadampamHigh school2.3 km ↗
🏫GLP School ParippayiSchool2.3 km ↗
🏫Government Lower Primary School, ParippyiSchool2.4 km ↗
🎓Marygiri Senior Secondary SchoolHigh school2.4 km ↗

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People often ask about Kottur

What is the pincode of Kottur?

The pincode of Kottur, Koyilandi taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala is 673614. The post office is Naduvannur.

Which post office delivers to Kottur?

Mail for Kottur is delivered through Naduvannur post office, pincode 673614, in Koyilandi taluk, Kozhikode district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Kottur located?

Kottur is a village in Koyilandi taluk of Kozhikode district, Kerala, India.

What is the population of Kottur as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Kottur village has a population of 12,205 across 2,978 households.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kottur in?

Kottur falls under the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency (PC #3) of Kerala.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Kottur in?

Kottur falls under the Perambra assembly constituency (AC #24) of Kerala.

What is the literacy rate in Kottur?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Kottur village is 84.6%.

What is the sex ratio in Kottur?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Kottur village is 1099 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Kottur?

12 schemes currently match residents of Kottur, including Karunya Benevolent Fund, Snehapoorvam, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Kottur from Kozhikode district centre?

Kottur is approximately 78 km (straight-line) from the centre of Kozhikode district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Kottur?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kottur village is 627377.

Which is the nearest town to Kottur?

Sreekandapuram (population 17,630, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 2 km from Kottur in a straight line.

How big is Kottur compared to other villages in Koyilandi taluk?

Kottur ranks 12 of 15 villages in Koyilandi taluk by Census 2011 population (12,205 residents).

How far is Kottur from Thiruvananthapuram?

Kottur is about 420 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line (the state capital of Kerala); by road expect roughly 545 km.

How far is Kottur from Bengaluru?

Kottur is about 249 km from Bengaluru in a straight line; by road expect roughly 324 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Kottur?

Pappinisseri is the nearest railway station to Kottur, about 20 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 26 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Kottur?

Podikkalam is the nearest bus stop to Kottur, about 3 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 4 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kottur?

Nivil Hospital is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kottur, about 2 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 2 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Kottur?

State Bank of India is the nearest ATM or bank to Kottur, about 3 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 4 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Kottur?

Bharat petroleum is the nearest petrol pump to Kottur, about 2 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 2 km.

Who is the MLA of Kottur?

Kottur falls under Perambra assembly constituency (AC 24). The sitting MLA is T.P. Ramakrishnan (CPI(M)).

Who is the MP for Kottur?

Kottur is in Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Shafi Parambil (INC).

Which schools and colleges are near Kottur?

Within 5 km of Kottur: SES College Sreekandapuram (under 1 km), Little Flower Upper Primary School (1.4 km), Public Library (1.4 km), EK Nayanar Smaraka Vayanasala (1.6 km) and 6 more, as mapped by OpenStreetMap.

What is the population of Kottur in 2026?

Kottur is estimated at 14,390 people in 2026, up about 18% from 12,205 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Kottur in?

Kerala falls in the West Coast Plains and Ghats zone (rice, coconut, spices, rubber, plantation crops) of the ICAR classification; Kottur in Kozhikode district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)