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About Koothavakkam Village

Koothavakkam is a mid sized village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 303 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koothavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koothavakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sriperumbudur
Pincode 631553
Area (hectares) 363.77 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 303
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 21 km distance

How Koothavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Koothavakkam is the 93rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 363.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Koothavakkam

Koothavakkam 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 Koothavakkam 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 21 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koothavakkam from other places

Koothavakkam lies about 13 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalpur, about 5.5 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 Koothavakkam
Nearest railway station Tirumalpur 5.5 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 13 km
Nearest town Kanchipuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 24 km

Villages closest to Koothavakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koothavakkam village had a population of 586. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Koothavakkam village has 303 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koothavakkam has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Koothavakkam is 631553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koothavakkam covers 363.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koothavakkam falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koothavakkam is Tirumalpur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 21 km distance.

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

Koothavakkam is about 13 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koothavakkam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirumalpur is about 5.5 km away. Kancheepuram is about 13 km away. Kanchipuram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkamapuram (5.2 km), Ekanapuram (6.0 km) and Pichivakkam (7.0 km).

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

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