About Kasthambady Village

Kasthambady is one of the larger villages in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,383, made up of 3,689 males and 3,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1721.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasthambady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasthambady village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606905
Area (hectares)	1721.16 hectares
Population	7,383
Male Population	3,689
Female Population	3,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Kasthambady compares

By the 2011 count Kasthambady is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1721.16 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 996.

Getting to Kasthambady

Kasthambady 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 Kasthambady 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasthambady from other places

Kasthambady lies about 45 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 2.3 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 Kasthambady
Nearest railway station	Madimangalam	2.3 km
Nearest town	Arni	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	14 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	45 km

Villages closest to Kasthambady

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasthambady village had a population of 7,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kasthambady village has 3,689 males and 3,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasthambady has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kasthambady is 606905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasthambady covers 1721.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasthambady falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kasthambady is Madimangalam, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Kasthambady is about 45 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasthambady is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 2.3 km away. Arni is about 11 km away. Polur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.