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About Kattavilagam Village

Kattavilagam is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 897 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattavilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattavilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623303
Area (hectares) 1288.79 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 897
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kattavilagam compares

By the 2011 count Kattavilagam is the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1288.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kattavilagam

Kattavilagam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kattavilagam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kattavilagam from other places

Kattavilagam lies about 64 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 23 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 Kattavilagam
Nearest town Devakottai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 17 km
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 23 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 64 km

Villages closest to Kattavilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattavilagam village had a population of 1,681. That makes it the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Kattavilagam village has 897 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattavilagam has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kattavilagam is 623303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattavilagam covers 1288.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kattavilagam falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattavilagam is Valaramanikkam, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kattavilagam.

Kattavilagam is about 64 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattavilagam is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Devakottai is about 16 km away. Tiruvadanai is about 17 km away. Valaramanikkam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadambur (4.7 km), Thelur (6.5 km) and Mangalagudi (7.1 km).

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

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