About Kottakulam Village

Kottakulam is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,430 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottakulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606709
Area (hectares)	660.98 hectares
Population	2,820
Male Population	1,430
Female Population	1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 28 km distance

How Kottakulam compares

By the 2011 count Kottakulam is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 660.98 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kottakulam

Kottakulam 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 Kottakulam 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottakulam from other places

Kottakulam lies about 24 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Kottakulam
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	7.8 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	24 km

Villages closest to Kottakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottakulam village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Kottakulam village has 1,430 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottakulam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kottakulam is 606709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottakulam covers 660.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottakulam falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kottakulam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 28 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kottakulam.

Kottakulam is about 24 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottakulam is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Chengam is about 7.8 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.