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About Kothangudi Village

Kothangudi is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 349 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608303
Area (hectares) 113.6 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 349
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kothangudi is the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 113.6 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kothangudi

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

Kothangudi lies about 85 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 13 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 Kothangudi
Nearest railway station Tiruvidaimarudur 13 km
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 28 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 85 km

Villages closest to Kothangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothangudi village had a population of 680. That makes it the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kothangudi village has 349 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothangudi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kothangudi is 608303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothangudi covers 113.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothangudi falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothangudi is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 13 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 Kothangudi.

Kothangudi is about 85 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothangudi is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Tiruvidaimarudur is about 13 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 14 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arulmozhidevan (5.6 km), Alanganatham (9.0 km) and Vilathur Thirupaniyapuram (9.5 km).

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

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