About Kottamedu Village

Kottamedu is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 605 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottamedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603108
Area (hectares)	468.51 hectares
Population	1,233
Male Population	605
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Kottamedu compares

By the 2011 count Kottamedu is the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 468.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kottamedu

Kottamedu 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 Kottamedu 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottamedu from other places

Kottamedu lies about 46 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Singaperumal Koil, 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 Kottamedu
Nearest town	Maraimalainagar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Singaperumal Koil	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	15 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	46 km

Villages closest to Kottamedu

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

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Common questions about Kottamedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottamedu village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kottamedu village has 605 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottamedu has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kottamedu is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottamedu covers 468.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottamedu falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottamedu is Singaperumal Koil, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Kottamedu is about 46 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottamedu is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Maraimalainagar is about 13 km away. Singaperumal Koil is about 13 km away. Chengalpattu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.