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About Karakathikkottai Village

Karakathikkottai is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 872 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakathikkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakathikkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614619
Area (hectares) 883.2 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 872
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakathikkottai compares

By the 2011 count Karakathikkottai is the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 883.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Karakathikkottai

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

Karakathikkottai lies about 57 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, 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 Karakathikkottai
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 25 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 28 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 57 km

Villages closest to Karakathikkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakathikkottai village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Karakathikkottai village has 872 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakathikkottai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Karakathikkottai is 614619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakathikkottai covers 883.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karakathikkottai falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karakathikkottai is Ayingudi, 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 Karakathikkottai.

Karakathikkottai is about 57 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakathikkottai is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 6.5 km away. Ayingudi is about 25 km away. Arantāngi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melpappanur (1.5 km), Nelveli (1.9 km) and Kilpappanur (2.2 km).

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

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