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About Athikottai Village

Athikottai is a mid sized village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 358 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Mannargudi
Pincode 614018
Area (hectares) 193.11 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 358
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athikottai compares

By the 2011 count Athikottai is the 107th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 193.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Athikottai

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

Athikottai lies about 48 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Athikottai
Nearest town Pattukkottai 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mannargudi 27 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 48 km

Villages closest to Athikottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikottai village had a population of 726. That makes it the 107th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Athikottai village has 358 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikottai has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Athikottai is 614018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikottai covers 193.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athikottai falls under Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Athikottai notes the nearest railway station 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 Athikottai.

Athikottai is about 48 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikottai is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Pattukkottai is about 3.7 km away. Mannargudi is about 27 km away. Thiruvarur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perungavazhandan I (3.7 km), Melanatham (14 km) and Perungavazhandan Ii (15 km).

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

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