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About Kothamangalam Village

Kothamangalam is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,551, made up of 1,775 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1224.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630105
Area (hectares) 1224.99 hectares
Population 3,551
Male Population 1,775
Female Population 1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Kothamangalam is the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1224.99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kothamangalam

Kothamangalam 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 Kothamangalam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothamangalam from other places

Kothamangalam lies about 52 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Chettinad, about 5.1 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 Kothamangalam
Nearest railway station Chettinad 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 15 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 15 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 52 km

Villages closest to Kothamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothamangalam village had a population of 3,551. That makes it the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kothamangalam village has 1,775 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothamangalam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kothamangalam is 630105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothamangalam covers 1224.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothamangalam falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothamangalam is Chettinad, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kothamangalam is about 52 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothamangalam is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Chettinad is about 5.1 km away. Karaikkudi is about 15 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panangudi (3.9 km), Kanadukathan (4.0 km) and Aranmanaipatti (5.1 km).

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

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