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About Kottamarudur Village

Kottamarudur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,482 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605756, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottamarudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottamarudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605756
Area (hectares) 517.25 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kottamarudur compares

By the 2011 count Kottamarudur is the 48th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 517.25 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kottamarudur

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

How far is Kottamarudur from other places

Kottamarudur lies about 33 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 3.8 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 Kottamarudur
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 3.8 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 33 km

Villages closest to Kottamarudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottamarudur village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 48th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kottamarudur village has 1,482 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottamarudur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kottamarudur is 605756. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottamarudur covers 517.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottamarudur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottamarudur is Tirukkovilur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kottamarudur is about 33 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottamarudur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 3.4 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 3.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodukkapattu (under 2 km), Keelathayanur (2.0 km) and Nayanur (2.0 km).

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

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