About Kottur Village

Kottur is a mid sized village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 778 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode	609804
Area (hectares)	212.63 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	778
Female Population	788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottur compares

By the 2011 count Kottur is the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 212.63 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kottur

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

Kottur lies about 13 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 4.6 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 Kottur
Nearest railway station	Kudikadu	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thiruvidaimarudur	13 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	13 km

Villages closest to Kottur

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

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Common questions about Kottur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottur village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Kottur village has 778 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kottur is 609804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottur covers 212.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottur falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottur is Kudikadu, about 4.6 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 Kottur.

Kottur is about 13 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottur is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kudikadu is about 4.6 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 13 km away. Thanjavur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.