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About Kolakudi Village

Kolakudi is one of the larger villages in Thottiyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,914, made up of 2,934 males and 2,980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1533.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thottiyam
Pincode 621208
Area (hectares) 1533.62 hectares
Population 5,914
Male Population 2,934
Female Population 2,980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolakudi compares

By the 2011 count Kolakudi is the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents. Its 1533.62 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kolakudi

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

Kolakudi lies about 41 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, about 8.6 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 Kolakudi
Tehsil headquarters Thottiyam 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Timmachipuram 8.6 km
Nearest town Musiri 11 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 41 km

Villages closest to Kolakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolakudi village had a population of 5,914. That makes it the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents.

Kolakudi village has 2,934 males and 2,980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolakudi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kolakudi is 621208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolakudi covers 1533.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolakudi falls under Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolakudi is Timmachipuram, about 8.6 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 Kolakudi.

Kolakudi is about 41 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolakudi is in Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Thottiyam is about 7.1 km away. Timmachipuram is about 8.6 km away. Musiri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appanallur (2.3 km), Arangoor (4.1 km) and Mullipadi (4.2 km).

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

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