About Kottaiyur Village

Kottaiyur is one of the larger villages in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,340, made up of 3,356 males and 2,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2059.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Denkanikottai
Pincode	635102
Area (hectares)	2059.58 hectares
Population	6,340
Male Population	3,356
Female Population	2,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kottaiyur is the 8th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 2059.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 933.

Getting to Kottaiyur

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

Kottaiyur lies about 41 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 14 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 Kottaiyur
Nearest railway station	Palakkodu	14 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Denkanikottai	33 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	41 km

Villages closest to Kottaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottaiyur village had a population of 6,340. That makes it the 8th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Kottaiyur village has 3,356 males and 2,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottaiyur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kottaiyur is 635102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottaiyur covers 2059.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottaiyur falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottaiyur is Palakkodu, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kottaiyur.

Kottaiyur is about 41 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottaiyur is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Palakkodu is about 14 km away. Pālakkodu is about 15 km away. Denkanikottai is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.