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About Kottankulam Village

Kottankulam is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 361 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623608
Area (hectares) 620.03 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 361
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kottankulam is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 620.03 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 992.

Getting to Kottankulam

Kottankulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kottankulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottankulam from other places

Kottankulam lies about 29 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 22 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 Kottankulam
Nearest town Kilakarai 19 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 29 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 29 km

Villages closest to Kottankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottankulam village had a population of 739. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Kottankulam village has 361 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottankulam has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kottankulam is 623608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottankulam covers 620.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottankulam falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottankulam is Sattirakkudi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kottankulam.

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

Kottankulam is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kilakarai is about 19 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 22 km away. Paramakudi 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 Vallakulam (6.7 km), S Andakkudi (8.1 km) and A Panaiyur (10 km).

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

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