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About Thottanaval Village

Thottanaval is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 338 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thottanaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thottanaval village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 603107
Area (hectares) 277.53 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 338
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Thottanaval compares

By the 2011 count Thottanaval is the 76th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 277.53 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Thottanaval

Thottanaval 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 Thottanaval as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thottanaval from other places

Thottanaval lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Padalam, about 16 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 Thottanaval
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Padalam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 25 km

Villages closest to Thottanaval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thottanaval village had a population of 660. That makes it the 76th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Thottanaval village has 338 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thottanaval has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Thottanaval is 603107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thottanaval covers 277.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thottanaval falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thottanaval is Padalam, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Thottanaval.

Thottanaval is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thottanaval is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 6.7 km away. Padalam is about 16 km away. Uthiramerur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanjeri (under 2 km), Sadachivakkam (1.7 km) and Kadalmangalam (1.9 km).

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

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