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About Kotteri Village

Kotteri is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,082 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotteri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotteri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607804
Area (hectares) 451.8 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotteri compares

By the 2011 count Kotteri is the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 451.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kotteri

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

Kotteri lies about 47 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Pavunur, about 7.0 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 Kotteri
Nearest railway station Pavunur 7.0 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 9.4 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Kotteri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotteri village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kotteri village has 1,082 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotteri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kotteri is 607804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotteri covers 451.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotteri falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kotteri is Pavunur, about 7.0 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 Kotteri.

Kotteri is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotteri is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Pavunur is about 7.0 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 9.3 km away. Virudhachalam is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachirayanantham (1.8 km), Narimanam (2.8 km) and Narimanam R F (2.8 km).

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

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