About Kottur Village

Kottur is a large village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,853, made up of 2,397 males and 2,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614708, 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	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Mannargudi
Pincode	614708
Area (hectares)	515.53 hectares
Population	4,853
Male Population	2,397
Female Population	2,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 515.53 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

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 19 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Alattambadi, about 8.8 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	Alattambadi	8.8 km
Nearest town	Thiruthuraipoondi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mannargudi	13 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	19 km

Villages closest to Kottur

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.

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Common questions about Kottur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottur village had a population of 4,853. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Kottur village has 2,397 males and 2,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kottur is 614708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottur covers 515.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kottur is Alattambadi, about 8.8 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 19 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottur is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Alattambadi is about 8.8 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 12 km away. Mannargudi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.