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About Avanathankottai Village

Avanathankottai is a large village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,683, made up of 1,320 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avanathankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avanathankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 614624
Area (hectares) 843.76 hectares
Population 2,683
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Avanathankottai compares

By the 2011 count Avanathankottai is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 843.76 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Avanathankottai

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

Avanathankottai lies about 27 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 7.6 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 Avanathankottai
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 7.6 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 27 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 27 km

Villages closest to Avanathankottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avanathankottai village had a population of 2,683. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Avanathankottai village has 1,320 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avanathankottai has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Avanathankottai is 614624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avanathankottai covers 843.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Avanathankottai falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avanathankottai is Ayingudi, about 7.6 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 Avanathankottai.

Avanathankottai is about 27 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avanathankottai is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Ayingudi is about 7.6 km away. Arantāngi is about 9.3 km away. Aranthangi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erukkalakkottai (1.9 km), Marudangudi (2.8 km) and Puvattakudi (3.5 km).

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

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