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About Kattunaval Village

Kattunaval is a large village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,070, made up of 1,613 males and 1,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattunaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattunaval village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Gandarvakkottai
Pincode 613301
Area (hectares) 498.17 hectares
Population 3,070
Male Population 1,613
Female Population 1,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattunaval compares

By the 2011 count Kattunaval is the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 498.17 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kattunaval

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

Kattunaval lies about 29 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 25 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 Kattunaval
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 23 km
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandarvakkottai 29 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 29 km

Villages closest to Kattunaval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattunaval village had a population of 3,070. That makes it the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Kattunaval village has 1,613 males and 1,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattunaval has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kattunaval is 613301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattunaval covers 498.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kattunaval falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattunaval is Alakkudi, about 25 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 Kattunaval.

Kattunaval is about 29 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattunaval is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Nānjikkottai is about 23 km away. Alakkudi is about 25 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundampatti (2.3 km), Mattangal (3.0 km) and Pisannathur (3.2 km).

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

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