Kottivakkam

Kottivakkam
Kottivakkam
	Neighbourhood
	Kottivakkam Kottivakkam Kottivakkam
	Coordinates: 12.97°N 80.258°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Population (2001)
• Total	13,914
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 041
Telephone code	91-44
Vehicle registration	TN-07

Kottivakkam is a locality in the south of Chennai in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kottivakkam is included with the Chennai Corporation.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kottivakkam had a population of 13,914. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kottivakkam has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kottivakkam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This suburb (near Chennai) extends from the Bay of Bengal (ECR) to Rajiv Gandhi Salai, the IT corridor of the city, thus enjoying a boom in real estate prices.

Kottivakkam has two prominent schools "Nellai Nadar Matric Hr Sec School" and Manthan Vidyashram which is a recent addition

Prominent residents include several IAS officers, judges, and film actors and actresses.

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.