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About Kokkarankottai Village

Kokkarankottai is a mid sized village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 754 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1759.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkarankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkarankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kadaladi
Pincode 623115
Area (hectares) 1759.98 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 754
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokkarankottai compares

By the 2011 count Kokkarankottai is the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1759.98 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kokkarankottai

Kokkarankottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokkarankottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kokkarankottai from other places

Kokkarankottai lies about 58 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 44 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 Kokkarankottai
Tehsil headquarters Kadaladi 18 km
Nearest town Mappilaiurani 44 km
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 44 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 58 km

Villages closest to Kokkarankottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkarankottai village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Kokkarankottai village has 754 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkarankottai has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kokkarankottai is 623115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokkarankottai covers 1759.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokkarankottai falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kokkarankottai is Tiruchchuli, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kokkarankottai.

Kokkarankottai is about 58 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokkarankottai is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 18 km away. Mappilaiurani is about 44 km away. Tiruchchuli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondunallanpatti (under 2 km), Tirumalugandankottai (2.6 km) and Avathandai (7.3 km).

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

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