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About Kottagudi Village

Kottagudi is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,272, made up of 1,593 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1330.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottagudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottagudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625106
Area (hectares) 1330.39 hectares
Population 3,272
Male Population 1,593
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottagudi compares

By the 2011 count Kottagudi is the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1330.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kottagudi

Kottagudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottagudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kottagudi from other places

Kottagudi lies about 26 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppuvanam, about 20 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 Kottagudi
Tehsil headquarters Melur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Tiruppuvanam 20 km
District headquarters Madurai 26 km

Villages closest to Kottagudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottagudi village had a population of 3,272. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Kottagudi village has 1,593 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottagudi has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kottagudi is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottagudi covers 1330.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottagudi falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottagudi is Tiruppuvanam, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Kottagudi.

Kottagudi is about 26 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottagudi is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.5 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 20 km away. Madurai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perungalakudi (2.6 km), Padinettankudi (2.8 km) and Attukulam (3.4 km).

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

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