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About Bommakottai Village

Bommakottai is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 399 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626105
Area (hectares) 455.91 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 399
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommakottai compares

By the 2011 count Bommakottai is the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 455.91 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bommakottai

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

How far is Bommakottai from other places

Bommakottai lies about 20 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 5.4 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 Bommakottai
Nearest railway station Aruppukkottai 5.4 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 20 km

Villages closest to Bommakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommakottai village had a population of 815. That makes it the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Bommakottai village has 399 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommakottai has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bommakottai is 626105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommakottai covers 455.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bommakottai falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Bommakottai is Aruppukkottai, about 5.4 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 village for Bommakottai.

Bommakottai is about 20 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommakottai is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 5.4 km away. Virudhunagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulasekaranallur (under 2 km), Mangulam (under 2 km) and Sembatti (2.0 km).

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

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