About Kottukkal Village

Kottukkal is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,400, made up of 8,588 males and 9,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottukkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottukkal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691306
Area (hectares)	2235 hectares
Population	18,400
Male Population	8,588
Female Population	9,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,143
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottukkal compares

By the 2011 count Kottukkal is the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 2235 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kottukkal

Kottukkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottukkal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottukkal from other places

Kottukkal lies about 12 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Munroe Thuruttu, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kottukkal
Nearest town	Chavara	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Munroe Thuruttu	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	12 km
District headquarters	Kollam	12 km

Villages closest to Kottukkal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kottarakkara tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kottukkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottukkal village had a population of 18,400. That makes it the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Kottukkal village has 8,588 males and 9,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottukkal has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kottukkal is 691306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottukkal covers 2235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottukkal falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kottukkal is Munroe Thuruttu, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kottukkal.

Kottukkal is about 12 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottukkal is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Chavara is about 2.4 km away. Munroe Thuruttu is about 6.8 km away. Kottarakkara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.