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About Andakottai Village

Andakottai is a small village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 186 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614624
Area (hectares) 280.69 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 186
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andakottai compares

By the 2011 count Andakottai is the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 280.69 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Andakottai

Andakottai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andakottai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Andakottai from other places

Andakottai lies about 58 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 7.0 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 Andakottai
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Peravurani 8.0 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 58 km

Villages closest to Andakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andakottai village had a population of 398. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Andakottai village has 186 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andakottai has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Andakottai is 614624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andakottai covers 280.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andakottai falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andakottai is Ayingudi, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andakottai.

Andakottai is about 58 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andakottai is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ayingudi is about 7.0 km away. Peravurani is about 8.0 km away. Thanjavur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padappanarvayal (under 2 km), Sornakkadu (2.1 km) and Sanakkarai (2.3 km).

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

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