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About Kottakuppam Village

Kottakuppam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 455 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottakuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottakuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 600067
Area (hectares) 295.57 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 455
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Kottakuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kottakuppam is the 54th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 295.57 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kottakuppam

Kottakuppam 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 Kottakuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottakuppam from other places

Kottakuppam lies about 26 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponneri, about 12 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 Kottakuppam
Nearest town Pādiyanallūr 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Ponneri 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 27 km

Villages closest to Kottakuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottakuppam village had a population of 941. That makes it the 54th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Kottakuppam village has 455 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottakuppam has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kottakuppam is 600067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottakuppam covers 295.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottakuppam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottakuppam is Ponneri, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Kottakuppam.

Kottakuppam is about 26 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottakuppam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pādiyanallūr is about 7.9 km away. Ponneri is about 12 km away. Thiruvallur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annadanakkakavakkam (2.0 km), Katchur (2.3 km) and Manjankaranai (2.6 km).

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

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