About Kottai Village

Kottai is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,173 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604403
Area (hectares)	542.98 hectares
Population	2,343
Male Population	1,173
Female Population	1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Kottai compares

By the 2011 count Kottai is the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 542.98 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 999.

Getting to Kottai

Kottai 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 Kottai 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottai from other places

Kottai lies about 73 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 15 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 Kottai
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	11 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tozhuppedu	15 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	73 km

Villages closest to Kottai

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.

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Common questions about Kottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottai village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kottai village has 1,173 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottai has about 997 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Kottai is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottai covers 542.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kottai is Tozhuppedu, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Kottai is about 73 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottai is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 11 km away. Vandavāsi is about 11 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.