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About Andakkulam Village

Andakkulam is one of the larger villages in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,453, made up of 2,732 males and 2,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1374.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andakkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andakkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622203
Area (hectares) 1374.23 hectares
Population 5,453
Male Population 2,732
Female Population 2,721
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 Andakkulam compares

By the 2011 count Andakkulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 1374.23 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Andakkulam

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

Andakkulam lies about 18 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Narthamalai, about 12 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 Andakkulam
Nearest railway station Narthamalai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 18 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 18 km

Villages closest to Andakkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andakkulam village had a population of 5,453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Andakkulam village has 2,732 males and 2,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andakkulam has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Andakkulam is 622203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andakkulam covers 1374.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andakkulam falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andakkulam is Narthamalai, about 12 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 Andakkulam.

Andakkulam is about 18 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andakkulam is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Narthamalai is about 12 km away. Kulathur is about 18 km away. Pudukkottai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathinipatti (under 2 km), Perambur (2.6 km) and Killanur (2.9 km).

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

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