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About Kottambakkam Village

Kottambakkam is a large village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,662, made up of 1,825 males and 1,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607108
Area (hectares) 196.52 hectares
Population 3,662
Male Population 1,825
Female Population 1,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kottambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kottambakkam is the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 196.52 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kottambakkam

Kottambakkam 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 Kottambakkam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottambakkam from other places

Kottambakkam lies about 21 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Valavanur, about 6.8 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 Kottambakkam
Nearest railway station Valavanur 6.8 km
Nearest town Nellikkuppam 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 15 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 21 km

Villages closest to Kottambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottambakkam village had a population of 3,662. That makes it the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Kottambakkam village has 1,825 males and 1,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottambakkam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kottambakkam is 607108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottambakkam covers 196.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kottambakkam falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottambakkam is Valavanur, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kottambakkam.

Kottambakkam is about 21 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottambakkam is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Valavanur is about 6.8 km away. Nellikkuppam is about 13 km away. Panruti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayapakkam R F (6.8 km), Kolapakkam (6.8 km) and Kozhipakkam (6.8 km).

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

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