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About Kothangudi Village

Kothangudi is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 366 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609805
Area (hectares) 189.69 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 366
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kothangudi is the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 189.69 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kothangudi

Kothangudi 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 Kothangudi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothangudi from other places

Kothangudi lies about 44 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 8.5 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 Kothangudi
Nearest railway station Tirunageswaram 8.5 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 21 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 44 km

Villages closest to Kothangudi

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.

Common questions about Kothangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothangudi village had a population of 751. That makes it the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Kothangudi village has 366 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothangudi has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kothangudi is 609805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothangudi covers 189.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothangudi is Tirunageswaram, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothangudi.

Kothangudi is about 44 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothangudi is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tirunageswaram is about 8.5 km away. Kumbakonam is about 10 km away. Kuthalam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sivanaragaram (9.1 km), Maruthur (9.9 km) and Konerirajapuram I Bit (10 km).

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

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