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About Kattikulam Village

Kattikulam is a mid sized village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 896 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Manamadurai
Pincode 630609
Area (hectares) 798.54 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 896
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kattikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kattikulam is the 32nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 798.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kattikulam

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

How far is Kattikulam from other places

Kattikulam lies about 20 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Rajagambiram, about 5.3 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 Kattikulam
Nearest railway station Rajagambiram 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Manamadurai 11 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 20 km

Villages closest to Kattikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattikulam village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Kattikulam village has 896 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattikulam has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kattikulam is 630609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattikulam covers 798.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattikulam falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattikulam is Rajagambiram, about 5.3 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 village for Kattikulam.

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

Kattikulam is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Rajagambiram is about 5.3 km away. Manamadurai is about 11 km away. Sivaganga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milaganoor (3.2 km), Perumbacheri (3.4 km) and Thamaraikudi (3.7 km).

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

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