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About Kottaiyur Village

Kottaiyur is a large village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,390, made up of 1,188 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 614404
Area (hectares) 328.3 hectares
Population 2,390
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kottaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kottaiyur is the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 328.3 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kottaiyur

Kottaiyur 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 Kottaiyur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottaiyur from other places

Kottaiyur lies about 38 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Darasuram, about 2.7 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 Kottaiyur
Nearest railway station Darasuram 2.7 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 9.5 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 38 km

Villages closest to Kottaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottaiyur village had a population of 2,390. That makes it the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Kottaiyur village has 1,188 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottaiyur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kottaiyur is 614404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottaiyur covers 328.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottaiyur falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottaiyur is Darasuram, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kottaiyur.

Kottaiyur is about 38 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottaiyur is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Darasuram is about 2.7 km away. Kumbakonam is about 3.7 km away. Valangaiman is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindakudi (6.8 km), Singarampalayam (7.0 km) and Vaniyamgarambai (7.3 km).

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

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