About Kottachchedu Village

Kottachchedu is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 176 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottachchedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottachchedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	382.86 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	176
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	767
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottachchedu compares

By the 2011 count Kottachchedu is the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 382.86 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 992.

Getting to Kottachchedu

Kottachchedu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kottachchedu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kottachchedu from other places

Kottachchedu lies about 20 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 13 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 Kottachchedu
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Minnampalli	13 km
District headquarters	Salem	20 km

Villages closest to Kottachchedu

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

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Common questions about Kottachchedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottachchedu village had a population of 311. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kottachchedu village has 176 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottachchedu has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kottachchedu is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottachchedu covers 382.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottachchedu falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottachchedu is Minnampalli, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kottachchedu.

Kottachchedu is about 20 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottachchedu is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 7.3 km away. Minnampalli is about 13 km away. Salem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.