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About Kothattai Village

Kothattai is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,928, made up of 2,009 males and 1,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothattai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothattai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608501
Area (hectares) 770.62 hectares
Population 3,928
Male Population 2,009
Female Population 1,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothattai compares

By the 2011 count Kothattai is the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 770.62 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kothattai

Kothattai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kothattai 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kizhamanakudi, Kizhnatham, Kodippallam and Kodiyalam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kothattai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothattai village had a population of 3,928. That makes it the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Kothattai village has 2,009 males and 1,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothattai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kothattai is 608501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothattai covers 770.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothattai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kothattai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kothattai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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