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About Mahilankottai Village

Mahilankottai is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 462 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahilankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahilankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614701
Area (hectares) 383.63 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 462
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahilankottai compares

By the 2011 count Mahilankottai is the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 383.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Mahilankottai

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

Mahilankottai lies about 55 km from Thanjavur. 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 Mahilankottai
Nearest town Adirampattinam 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 11 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 55 km

Villages closest to Mahilankottai

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 Mahilankottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahilankottai village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Mahilankottai village has 462 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahilankottai has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Mahilankottai is 614701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahilankottai covers 383.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mahilankottai notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahilankottai.

Mahilankottai is about 55 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahilankottai is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Adirampattinam is about 2.4 km away. Pattukkottai is about 11 km away. Thanjavur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatramthokkalikadu (1.6 km), Thokkalikkadu (1.7 km) and Rajamadam (2.1 km).

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

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