About Kottangal Village

Kottangal is one of the larger villages in Mallappally tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,174, made up of 8,209 males and 8,965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottangal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Mallappally
Pincode	686547
Area (hectares)	2342 hectares
Population	17,174
Male Population	8,209
Female Population	8,965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottangal compares

By the 2011 count Kottangal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 14,913 residents. Its 2342 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1106.

Getting to Kottangal

Kottangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottangal 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 Kottangal from other places

Kottangal lies about 13 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 6.7 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 Kottangal
Nearest town	Chengannūr	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Chengannur	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mallappally	13 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	13 km

Villages closest to Kottangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottangal village had a population of 17,174. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,913 residents.

Kottangal village has 8,209 males and 8,965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottangal has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1106.

The pincode recorded for Kottangal is 686547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottangal covers 2342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottangal falls under Mallappally tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kottangal is Chengannur, about 6.7 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 Kottangal.

Kottangal is about 13 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottangal is in Mallappally tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Chengannūr is about 6.0 km away. Chengannur is about 6.7 km away. Mallappally is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.