About Shencottai Village

Shencottai is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 333 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shencottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shencottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628904
Area (hectares)	1097.98 hectares
Population	676
Male Population	333
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shencottai compares

By the 2011 count Shencottai is the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1097.98 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Shencottai

Shencottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shencottai 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. The nearest villages by name are Puliangulam, Ramachandrapuram, Sakkammalpuram and Sennampatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shencottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shencottai village had a population of 676. That makes it the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Shencottai village has 333 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shencottai has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Shencottai is 628904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shencottai covers 1097.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shencottai falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Shencottai 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 Shencottai.

Shencottai is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.