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About Kothavasal Village

Kothavasal is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 734 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothavasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothavasal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609503
Area (hectares) 314.04 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 734
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothavasal compares

By the 2011 count Kothavasal is the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 314.04 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kothavasal

The census records public bus service for Kothavasal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothavasal from other places

Kothavasal lies about 17 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about under 2 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 Kothavasal
Nearest railway station Punthottam under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 7.1 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 17 km

Villages closest to Kothavasal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothavasal village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Kothavasal village has 734 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothavasal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kothavasal is 609503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothavasal covers 314.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothavasal falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothavasal is Punthottam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothavasal.

Kothavasal is about 17 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothavasal is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Punthottam is about under 2 km away. Nannilam is about 7.1 km away. Thiruvarur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilthirumalam (under 2 km), Agarathirumalam (1.8 km) and Koothanur (2.2 km).

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

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