Kottivakam is a locality in the south of
Chennai
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in the
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. Kottivakkam is included with the
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Demographics
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, Kottivakkam had a population of 20,217. Males constitute 10,222 of the population and females 9,995. India
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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
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References
Education
Vruksha International School of Montessori
Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district
Neighbourhoods in Chennai
Coastal neighbourhoods of Chennai
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