About Kottaiyur Village

Kottaiyur is a large village in THANDRAMPET tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,307 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606753, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	THANDRAMPET
Pincode	606753
Area (hectares)	522.56 hectares
Population	2,587
Male Population	1,307
Female Population	1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 22 km distance

How Kottaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kottaiyur is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 522.56 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kottaiyur

Kottaiyur 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 Kottaiyur 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottaiyur from other places

Kottaiyur lies about 18 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, 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 Kottaiyur
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	THANDRAMPET	18 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	18 km

Villages closest to Kottaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottaiyur village had a population of 2,587. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Kottaiyur village has 1,307 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottaiyur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kottaiyur is 606753. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottaiyur covers 522.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottaiyur falls under THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottaiyur is Tandarai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

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

Kottaiyur is about 18 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottaiyur is in THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tandarai is about 17 km away. THANDRAMPET is about 18 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.