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About Kothandavady Village

Kothandavady is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 535 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothandavady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothandavady village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606801
Area (hectares) 350.16 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 535
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 34 km distance

How Kothandavady compares

By the 2011 count Kothandavady is the 135th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 350.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Kothandavady

Kothandavady 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 Kothandavady 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothandavady from other places

Kothandavady lies about 41 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 17 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 Kothandavady
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 17 km
Nearest town Arni 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 20 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 41 km

Villages closest to Kothandavady

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.

Common questions about Kothandavady

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothandavady village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 135th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kothandavady village has 535 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Kothandavady is 606801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothandavady covers 350.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothandavady is Madimangalam, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

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

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

Kothandavady is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 17 km away. Arni is about 18 km away. Polur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appedu (1.7 km), Ulagampattu (1.8 km) and Vilvarayanallur (2.9 km).

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

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