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About Vendakkottai Village

Vendakkottai is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 744 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vendakkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vendakkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614906
Area (hectares) 291.16 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 744
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vendakkottai compares

By the 2011 count Vendakkottai is the 68th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 291.16 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Vendakkottai

Vendakkottai 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 Vendakkottai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vendakkottai from other places

Vendakkottai lies about 46 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 Vendakkottai
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 4.3 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 46 km

Villages closest to Vendakkottai

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 Vendakkottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vendakkottai village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 68th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Vendakkottai village has 744 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vendakkottai has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Vendakkottai is 614906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vendakkottai covers 291.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vendakkottai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vendakkottai.

Vendakkottai is about 46 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vendakkottai is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 4.3 km away. Thanjavur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nattuchalai (2.2 km), Kasangadu (2.4 km) and Ponnavarayankottai (2.9 km).

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

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