About Kottarai Village

Kottarai is a large village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,329, made up of 1,237 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Kunnam
Pincode	621708
Area (hectares)	1217.39 hectares
Population	2,329
Male Population	1,237
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottarai compares

By the 2011 count Kottarai is the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1217.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kottarai

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

How far is Kottarai from other places

Kottarai lies about 132 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Puducherry, about 10 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 Kottarai
Nearest town	Kottaikuppam	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Puducherry	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kunnam	15 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	132 km

Villages closest to Kottarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottarai village had a population of 2,329. That makes it the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Kottarai village has 1,237 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottarai has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kottarai is 621708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottarai covers 1217.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottarai falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottarai is Puducherry, about 10 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 village for Kottarai.

Kottarai is about 132 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottarai is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Kottaikuppam is about 7.4 km away. Puducherry is about 10 km away. Kunnam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.