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About Kottagam Village

Kottagam is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 501 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605754
Area (hectares) 204.6 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 501
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottagam compares

By the 2011 count Kottagam is the 153rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 204.6 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kottagam

Kottagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottagam from other places

Kottagam lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvannamalai, about 16 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 Kottagam
Nearest railway station Tiruvannamalai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 32 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 45 km

Villages closest to Kottagam

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 Kottagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottagam village had a population of 938. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kottagam village has 501 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottagam has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kottagam is 605754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottagam covers 204.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kottagam is Tiruvannamalai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kottagam.

Kottagam is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottagam is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvannamalai is about 16 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 32 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chithapattinam (11 km), Thandarai (21 km) and Adukkam (21 km).

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

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