Country India District Kancheepuram Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 13,914 (2001) | State Tamil Nadu Metro Chennai PIN 600 041 Local time Saturday 2:24 AM | |
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Kottivakkam is a locality in the south of Chennai in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Even though it comes under the administration of kancheepuram it enjoys a close proximity to the Chennai city. Kottivakkam is included with the Chennai Corporation.
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Map of Kottivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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.