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About Kottagudi Village

Kottagudi is a mid sized village in Bodinayakanur tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 873 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6275.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottagudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottagudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Bodinayakanur
Pincode 625582
Area (hectares) 6275.85 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 873
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottagudi compares

By the 2011 count Kottagudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents. Its 6275.85 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kottagudi

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

Kottagudi lies about 25 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Bodinayakkanur, about 11 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 Kottagudi
Nearest railway station Bodinayakkanur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodinayakanur 12 km
Nearest town Bodināyakkanūr 12 km
District headquarters Theni 25 km

Villages closest to Kottagudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottagudi village had a population of 1,730. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents.

Kottagudi village has 873 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottagudi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kottagudi is 625582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottagudi covers 6275.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottagudi falls under Bodinayakanur tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottagudi is Bodinayakkanur, about 11 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 Kottagudi.

Kottagudi is about 25 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottagudi is in Bodinayakanur tehsil of Theni district. Bodinayakkanur is about 11 km away. Bodinayakanur is about 12 km away. Bodināyakkanūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodinayackanur (12 km), Silamalai (15 km) and Meenakshipuram (15 km).

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

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