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About Kalangathankottai Village

Kalangathankottai is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 524 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalangathankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalangathankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630710
Area (hectares) 401.05 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 524
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalangathankottai compares

By the 2011 count Kalangathankottai is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 401.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Kalangathankottai

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

Kalangathankottai lies about 31 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 19 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 Kalangathankottai
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 10 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 10 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 19 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 31 km

Villages closest to Kalangathankottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalangathankottai village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Kalangathankottai village has 524 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalangathankottai has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kalangathankottai is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalangathankottai covers 401.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalangathankottai falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalangathankottai is Paramakkudi, about 19 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 km distance for Kalangathankottai.

Kalangathankottai is about 31 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalangathankottai is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 10 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 10 km away. Paramakkudi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aranmanaikarai (under 2 km), Vallakulam (2.8 km) and Virayathakandan (3.2 km).

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

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