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About Bhanduvakkottai Village

Bhanduvakkottai is a mid sized village in Karambakudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 506 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanduvakkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanduvakkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Karambakudi
Pincode 622302
Area (hectares) 246.93 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 506
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanduvakkottai compares

By the 2011 count Bhanduvakkottai is the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 246.93 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhanduvakkottai

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

Bhanduvakkottai lies about 84 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Mannargudi, about 7.1 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 Bhanduvakkottai
Nearest town Koothanallur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mannargudi 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karambakudi 34 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 84 km

Villages closest to Bhanduvakkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanduvakkottai village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Bhanduvakkottai village has 506 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanduvakkottai has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhanduvakkottai is 622302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanduvakkottai covers 246.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanduvakkottai falls under Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Bhanduvakkottai is Mannargudi, about 7.1 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 Bhanduvakkottai.

Bhanduvakkottai is about 84 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanduvakkottai is in Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Koothanallur is about 3.7 km away. Mannargudi is about 7.1 km away. Karambakudi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadatheru (5.0 km), Pallavarayanpathai (22 km) and Malaiyur (27 km).

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

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