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About Kottur Village

Kottur is one of the larger villages in Quilandy tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,205, made up of 5,814 males and 6,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Quilandy
Pincode 673614
Area (hectares) 1178 hectares
Population 12,205
Male Population 5,814
Female Population 6,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottur compares

By the 2011 count Kottur is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents. Its 1178 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kottur

Kottur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kottur from other places

Kottur lies about 28 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Quilandi, about 11 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 Kottur
Nearest town Naduvannūr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Quilandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Quilandy 12 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 28 km

Villages closest to Kottur

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

Common questions about Kottur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottur village had a population of 12,205. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents.

Kottur village has 5,814 males and 6,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottur has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kottur is 673614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottur covers 1178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottur falls under Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kottur is Quilandi, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kottur.

Kottur is about 28 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottur is in Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district. Naduvannūr is about under 2 km away. Quilandi is about 11 km away. Quilandy is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naduvannur (under 2 km), Avitanallur (3.7 km) and Nochad (4.5 km).

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

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