About Sasthamkotta Village

Sasthamkotta is one of the larger villages in Kunnathur tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33,285, made up of 15,870 males and 17,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasthamkotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasthamkotta village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kunnathur
Pincode	690521
Area (hectares)	2442 hectares
Population	33,285
Male Population	15,870
Female Population	17,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sasthamkotta compares

By the 2011 count Sasthamkotta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 28,494 residents. Its 2442 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasthamkotta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasthamkotta from other places

Sasthamkotta lies about 19 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Sasthamkotta, about 3.1 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 Sasthamkotta
Nearest railway station	Sasthamkotta	3.1 km
Nearest town	Thodiyoor	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kunnathur	19 km
District headquarters	Kollam	19 km

Villages closest to Sasthamkotta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunnathur 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 Sasthamkotta

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasthamkotta village had a population of 33,285. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 28,494 residents.

Sasthamkotta village has 15,870 males and 17,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasthamkotta has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Sasthamkotta is 690521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasthamkotta covers 2442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sasthamkotta falls under Kunnathur tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Sasthamkotta is Sasthamkotta, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sasthamkotta is about 19 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasthamkotta is in Kunnathur tehsil of Kollam district. Sasthamkotta is about 3.1 km away. Thodiyoor is about 6.5 km away. Kunnathur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.