About Kottucherry Village

Kottucherry is one of the larger villages in Karaikal Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,711, made up of 4,696 males and 5,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottucherry Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottucherry village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Karaikal Taluk
Pincode	609609
Area (hectares)	648.23 hectares
Population	9,711
Male Population	4,696
Female Population	5,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottucherry compares

By the 2011 count Kottucherry is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents. Its 648.23 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kottucherry

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

Kottucherry lies about 4.7 km from Karaikal. 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 Kottucherry
Tehsil headquarters	Karaikal Taluk	4.7 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	4.7 km
Nearest town	Kāraikāl	4.7 km

Villages closest to Kottucherry

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikal Taluk 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 Kottucherry

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottucherry village had a population of 9,711. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents.

Kottucherry village has 4,696 males and 5,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottucherry has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kottucherry is 609609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottucherry covers 648.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottucherry falls under Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The census record for Kottucherry notes the nearest railway station 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 Kottucherry.

Kottucherry is about 4.7 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottucherry is in Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Karaikal Taluk is about 4.7 km away. Karaikal is about 4.7 km away. Kāraikāl is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.