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About Kothandapuram Village

Kothandapuram is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 898 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothandapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothandapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604503
Area (hectares) 534.05 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 898
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 45 km distance

How Kothandapuram compares

By the 2011 count Kothandapuram is the 48th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 534.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 999.

Getting to Kothandapuram

Kothandapuram 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 Kothandapuram 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 45 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothandapuram from other places

Kothandapuram lies about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 31 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 Kothandapuram
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 16 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 16 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 31 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 52 km

Villages closest to Kothandapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothandapuram village had a population of 1,762. That makes it the 48th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kothandapuram village has 898 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothandapuram has about 962 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Kothandapuram is 604503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothandapuram covers 534.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothandapuram falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothandapuram is Arni Road, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 45 km distance.

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

Kothandapuram is about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothandapuram is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 16 km away. Vandavāsi is about 16 km away. Arni Road is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Endal (2.1 km), Reddikuppam (2.3 km) and Thenkkarai (2.4 km).

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

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