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About Kothangudi Village

Kothangudi is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,013, made up of 998 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612303
Area (hectares) 515.99 hectares
Population 2,013
Male Population 998
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kothangudi is the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 515.99 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1007.

Getting to Kothangudi

Kothangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothangudi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothangudi from other places

Kothangudi lies about 34 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Darasuram, about 8.3 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 Kothangudi
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Darasuram 8.3 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 34 km

Villages closest to Kothangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothangudi village had a population of 2,013. That makes it the 44th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Kothangudi village has 998 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothangudi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kothangudi is 612303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothangudi covers 515.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothangudi falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothangudi is Darasuram, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kothangudi is about 34 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothangudi is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 8.0 km away. Darasuram is about 8.3 km away. Thanjavur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothangudithattimal (under 2 km), Valapuram (2.0 km) and Devanancheri (2.2 km).

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

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