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About Kothakottai Village

Kothakottai is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,523, made up of 2,266 males and 2,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1434.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622303
Area (hectares) 1434.38 hectares
Population 4,523
Male Population 2,266
Female Population 2,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothakottai compares

By the 2011 count Kothakottai is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 1434.38 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kothakottai

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

Kothakottai lies about 12 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, about 14 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 Kothakottai
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 6.0 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Pudukkotai 14 km

Villages closest to Kothakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothakottai village had a population of 4,523. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kothakottai village has 2,266 males and 2,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothakottai has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kothakottai is 622303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothakottai covers 1434.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothakottai falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothakottai is Pudukkotai, about 14 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 Kothakottai.

Kothakottai is about 12 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothakottai is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 6.0 km away. Pudukkottai is about 12 km away. Pudukkotai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilur Devasthanam (1.9 km), Kovilur (2.0 km) and Dakshinapuram (2.7 km).

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

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