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About Kothavadi Village

Kothavadi is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 767 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642109
Area (hectares) 291.55 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 767
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothavadi compares

By the 2011 count Kothavadi is the 82nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 291.55 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kothavadi

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

Kothavadi lies about 24 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kinathukadavu, about 3.8 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 Kothavadi
Nearest railway station Kinathukadavu 3.8 km
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 17 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 24 km

Villages closest to Kothavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothavadi village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Kothavadi village has 767 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothavadi has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kothavadi is 642109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothavadi covers 291.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothavadi falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothavadi is Kinathukadavu, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Kothavadi.

Kothavadi is about 24 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothavadi is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kinathukadavu is about 3.8 km away. Chettipālaiyam is about 12 km away. Pollachi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondampatty (2.4 km), Chettiakkapalayam (3.0 km) and Kurunallipalayam (3.3 km).

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

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