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About Kottappady Village

Kottappady is one of the larger villages in Kothamangalam tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,512, made up of 6,710 males and 6,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686695, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottappady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottappady village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Tehsil Kothamangalam
Pincode 686695
Area (hectares) 2786 hectares
Population 13,512
Male Population 6,710
Female Population 6,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottappady compares

By the 2011 count Kottappady is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 16,574 residents. Its 2786 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kottappady

Kottappady is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottappady as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Eramalloor, Kedavoor, Keerampara and Kuttamangalam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kottappady

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottappady village had a population of 13,512. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,574 residents.

Kottappady village has 6,710 males and 6,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottappady has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kottappady is 686695. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottappady covers 2786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottappady falls under Kothamangalam tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The census record for Kottappady notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kottappady.

Kottappady is in Kothamangalam tehsil of Ernakulam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kottappady today is likely to be higher.

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