About Kokkur Village

Kokkur is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 853 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Kuthalam
Pincode	609801
Area (hectares)	275.76 hectares
Population	1,687
Male Population	853
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kokkur compares

By the 2011 count Kokkur is the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 275.76 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kokkur

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

Kokkur lies about 42 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 4.7 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 Kokkur
Nearest railway station	Kuthalam	4.7 km
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	13 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	42 km

Villages closest to Kokkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkur village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Kokkur village has 853 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkur has about 978 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 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kokkur is 609801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokkur covers 275.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kokkur falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kokkur is Kuthalam, about 4.7 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 Kokkur.

Kokkur is about 42 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokkur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthalam is about 4.7 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 13 km away. Nagapattinam is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.