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About Kottangudi Village

Kottangudi is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 601 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610211
Area (hectares) 258.45 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 601
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kottangudi is the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 258.45 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kottangudi

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

How far is Kottangudi from other places

Kottangudi lies about 25 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about under 2 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 Kottangudi
Nearest railway station Ammanur under 2 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 25 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 25 km

Villages closest to Kottangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottangudi village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Kottangudi village has 601 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottangudi has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kottangudi is 610211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottangudi covers 258.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottangudi falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottangudi is Ammanur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Kottangudi.

Kottangudi is about 25 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottangudi is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Ammanur is about under 2 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 13 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangal (1.5 km), Panangadi (2.8 km) and Kodiyalathur (3.2 km).

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

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