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About Kuttam Village

Kuttam is one of the larger villages in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,281, made up of 3,069 males and 3,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2555.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuttam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuttam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Radhapuram
Pincode 627651
Area (hectares) 2555.89 hectares
Population 6,281
Male Population 3,069
Female Population 3,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuttam compares

By the 2011 count Kuttam is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 2555.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1036.

Getting to Kuttam

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

Kuttam lies about 53 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Nazareth, about 28 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 Kuttam
Nearest town Tisaiyanvilai 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Nazareth 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhapuram 28 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 53 km

Villages closest to Kuttam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuttam village had a population of 6,281. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Kuttam village has 3,069 males and 3,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuttam has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kuttam is 627651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuttam covers 2555.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuttam falls under Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kuttam is Nazareth, about 28 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 Kuttam.

Kuttam is about 53 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuttam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Tisaiyanvilai is about 8.0 km away. Nazareth is about 28 km away. Radhapuram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaichuthuvari (7.0 km), Overi (7.0 km) and Appuvilai (7.4 km).

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

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