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About Adanakottai Village

Adanakottai is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 975 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adanakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adanakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 325.76 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 975
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adanakottai compares

By the 2011 count Adanakottai is the 51st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 325.76 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Adanakottai

Adanakottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adanakottai 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 Adanakottai from other places

Adanakottai lies about 35 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Narthamalai, 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 Adanakottai
Nearest railway station Narthamalai 19 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 34 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 35 km

Villages closest to Adanakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adanakottai village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 51st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Adanakottai village has 975 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adanakottai has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Adanakottai is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adanakottai covers 325.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adanakottai falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adanakottai is Narthamalai, about 19 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 Adanakottai.

Adanakottai is about 35 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adanakottai is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Narthamalai is about 19 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Orathanadu 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 Kavalipatti (20 km), Pannikondaviduthy (22 km) and Kaduvettividuthy (22 km).

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

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