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About Bavajikkottai Village

Bavajikkottai is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 347 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavajikkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavajikkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614017
Area (hectares) 181.03 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 347
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bavajikkottai compares

By the 2011 count Bavajikkottai is the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 181.03 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Bavajikkottai

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

How far is Bavajikkottai from other places

Bavajikkottai lies about 45 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 14 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 Bavajikkottai
Nearest railway station Mutupet 14 km
Nearest town Muthupet 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 17 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 45 km

Villages closest to Bavajikkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavajikkottai village had a population of 773. That makes it the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Bavajikkottai village has 347 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavajikkottai has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Bavajikkottai is 614017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavajikkottai covers 181.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bavajikkottai falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Bavajikkottai is Mutupet, about 14 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 village for Bavajikkottai.

Bavajikkottai is about 45 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavajikkottai is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Mutupet is about 14 km away. Muthupet is about 14 km away. Pattukkottai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalichankkottai (under 2 km), Kaniyakurichi (under 2 km) and Olayakunnam (1.6 km).

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

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