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About Kothamangalam Village

Kothamangalam is a mid sized village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 686 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632104
Area (hectares) 308.89 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 686
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Kothamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Kothamangalam is the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 308.89 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kothamangalam

Kothamangalam 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 Kothamangalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothamangalam from other places

Kothamangalam lies about 23 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 8.0 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 Kothamangalam
Nearest town Pallikonda 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Melattur 8.0 km
District headquarters Vellore 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 27 km

Villages closest to Kothamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothamangalam village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kothamangalam village has 686 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothamangalam has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kothamangalam is 632104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothamangalam covers 308.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothamangalam falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothamangalam is Melattur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Kothamangalam.

Kothamangalam is about 23 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothamangalam is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Pallikonda is about 4.9 km away. Melattur is about 8.0 km away. Vellore is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karasamangalam (under 2 km), Mudinampattu (6.2 km) and Pillanthipattu (6.2 km).

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

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