Kottaiyur

Kottaiyur
Panchayat Town
Kottaiyur Siva temple tower
Kottaiyur Location in North Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10.122932°N 78.8208°E / 10.122932; 78.8208
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,766
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	630106
Telephone code	91 4565

Kottaiyur is a suburb of Karaikudi located in northern part of Karaikudi town in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village is famous for Kottaiyur Sivan Temple which is one of the master pieces in the Chettinadu region.

Geography

Kottaiyur has an average elevation of 77 metres (253 ft) and is located north in Karaikudi, on the Karaikudi-Trichy Highway

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Kottaiyur had a population of 14766 of which 49% was male and 51% female. The literacy rate of 75% is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Among men, the literacy rate is 79%, compared to 71% among females. 10% of the population is under six years of age.

Education Institutions

Kottaiyur have well reputed schools and colleges around its town. Lot of students from near by surrounding villages and towns are studying here. Following are notable institutions

• Muthuiah Alagappa Matriculation Higher secondary School.
• Chidambaram chettiyar girls higher secondary school.
• Thanjavur Arunachalam Chettiyar Gov.hr.sec.school.
• Sanatana Dharma Vidyalaya Primary School.
• Kottaiyur Panchayat Union Middle School. (School has been running on Dr. Alagappa chettiyar house which he gave free to start the school).
• part of Alagappa university is with in the administratve limit of kottaiyur town panchayat such as Alagappa institute of Management, Alagappa institute of Physical Education, Alagappa Alumini Park & Ramanujan Centre for Higher Mathematics.

Alagappa University second entrance with memorial arch and Dr.Alagappa chettiyar statue is located in Kottaiyur - Sri Ram Nagar Railway gate area.

Notable individuals

• Dr. Alagappa Chettiar, philanthropist and founder of Alagappa University.
• Roja Muthiah Chettiar
• A. K. Chettiar
• Rajendran R

External links

• Roja Muthiah in the University of Chicago Magazine