About Kottapalayam Village

Kottapalayam is one of the larger villages in Thuraiyur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,151, made up of 2,816 males and 3,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil	Thuraiyur
Pincode	621003
Area (hectares)	445.99 hectares
Population	6,151
Male Population	2,816
Female Population	3,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,184
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kottapalayam is the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents. Its 445.99 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kottapalayam

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

Kottapalayam lies about 54 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Namakkal, about 34 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 Kottapalayam
Nearest town	Turaiyūr	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thuraiyur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Namakkal	34 km
District headquarters	Tiruchirappalli	54 km

Villages closest to Kottapalayam

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

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Common questions about Kottapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottapalayam village had a population of 6,151. That makes it the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents.

Kottapalayam village has 2,816 males and 3,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottapalayam has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kottapalayam is 621003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottapalayam covers 445.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kottapalayam falls under Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottapalayam is Namakkal, about 34 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 Kottapalayam.

Kottapalayam is about 54 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottapalayam is in Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Turaiyūr is about 17 km away. Thuraiyur is about 17 km away. Namakkal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.