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About Thirukkottaram Village

Thirukkottaram is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 681 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirukkottaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirukkottaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609603
Area (hectares) 440.85 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 681
Female Population 700
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 Thirukkottaram compares

By the 2011 count Thirukkottaram is the 37th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 440.85 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Thirukkottaram

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

Thirukkottaram lies about 24 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 9.2 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 Thirukkottaram
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 9.2 km
Nearest town Kāraikāl 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 17 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 24 km

Villages closest to Thirukkottaram

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 Thirukkottaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirukkottaram village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 37th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Thirukkottaram village has 681 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirukkottaram has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Thirukkottaram is 609603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirukkottaram covers 440.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thirukkottaram is Peralam Junction, about 9.2 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 Thirukkottaram.

Thirukkottaram is about 24 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirukkottaram is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Peralam Junction is about 9.2 km away. Kāraikāl is about 12 km away. Nannilam 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 Kumarakudi (2.5 km), Mukundanur (2.9 km) and Kadagam (3.2 km).

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

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