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About Koothampalayam Village

Koothampalayam is a mid sized village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,918, made up of 974 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koothampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koothampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Sathyamangalam
Pincode 638503
Area (hectares) 397.53 hectares
Population 1,918
Male Population 974
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koothampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Koothampalayam is the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 397.53 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 993.

Getting to Koothampalayam

Koothampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koothampalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Koothampalayam from other places

Koothampalayam lies about 43 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 11 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 Koothampalayam
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Koolipalayam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sathyamangalam 32 km
District headquarters Erode 43 km

Villages closest to Koothampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koothampalayam village had a population of 1,918. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Koothampalayam village has 974 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koothampalayam has about 969 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Koothampalayam is 638503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koothampalayam covers 397.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koothampalayam falls under Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koothampalayam is Koolipalayam, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Koothampalayam.

Koothampalayam is about 43 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koothampalayam is in Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Chettipālaiyam is about 7.9 km away. Koolipalayam is about 11 km away. Sathyamangalam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komarapalayam (7.1 km), Kurumbapalayam (11 km) and Ullepalayam (12 km).

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

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