About Thottakadu Village

Thottakadu is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 532 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thottakadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thottakadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	601203
Area (hectares)	185.78 hectares
Population	1,053
Male Population	532
Female Population	521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Thottakadu compares

By the 2011 count Thottakadu is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 185.78 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Thottakadu

Thottakadu 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 Thottakadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thottakadu from other places

Thottakadu lies about 41 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Anuppambattu, about 2.1 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 Thottakadu
Nearest railway station	Anuppambattu	2.1 km
Nearest town	Mīnjūr	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ponneri	6.9 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	41 km

Villages closest to Thottakadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thottakadu village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Thottakadu village has 532 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thottakadu has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Thottakadu is 601203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thottakadu covers 185.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thottakadu falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thottakadu is Anuppambattu, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Thottakadu.

Thottakadu is about 41 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thottakadu is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Anuppambattu is about 2.1 km away. Mīnjūr is about 3.3 km away. Ponneri is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.