About Kottaiyur Village

Kottaiyur is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 859 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606305, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Kallakkurichi
Pincode	606305
Area (hectares)	444.47 hectares
Population	1,698
Male Population	859
Female Population	839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kottaiyur is the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 444.47 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 970.

Getting to Kottaiyur

Kottaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 10 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 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 10 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 town	Kurumbapet	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Villiyanur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kallakkurichi	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	26 km

Villages closest to Kottaiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kallakkurichi 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 1,698. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Kottaiyur village has 859 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottaiyur has about 977 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kottaiyur is 606305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottaiyur covers 444.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottaiyur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottaiyur is Villiyanur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottaiyur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kurumbapet is about 9.0 km away. Villiyanur is about 10 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.