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About Andarkottaram Village

Andarkottaram is a large village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,002, made up of 1,539 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andarkottaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andarkottaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 192.81 hectares
Population 3,002
Male Population 1,539
Female Population 1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andarkottaram compares

By the 2011 count Andarkottaram is the 12th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 192.81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Andarkottaram

Andarkottaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andarkottaram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andarkottaram from other places

Andarkottaram lies about 6.9 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 4.9 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 Andarkottaram
Nearest town Vandiyūr 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 6.9 km
District headquarters Madurai 6.9 km

Villages closest to Andarkottaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Andarkottaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Andarkottaram village had a population of 3,002. That makes it the 12th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Andarkottaram village has 1,539 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andarkottaram has about 951 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Andarkottaram is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andarkottaram covers 192.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andarkottaram falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andarkottaram is Silaiman, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Andarkottaram is about 6.9 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andarkottaram is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Vandiyūr is about 2.2 km away. Silaiman is about 4.9 km away. Madurai North is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulangulam (under 2 km), Vandiyur (2.4 km) and Veerapanjan (2.9 km).

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

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