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About Kattangudi Village

Kattangudi is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 807 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626107
Area (hectares) 1260.19 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 807
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kattangudi is the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1260.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kattangudi

Kattangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kattangudi 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 Kattangudi from other places

Kattangudi lies about 18 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 4.4 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 Kattangudi
Nearest railway station Aruppukkottai 4.4 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 18 km

Villages closest to Kattangudi

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 Kattangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattangudi village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Kattangudi village has 807 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattangudi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kattangudi is 626107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattangudi covers 1260.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kattangudi is Aruppukkottai, about 4.4 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 Kattangudi.

Kattangudi is about 18 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattangudi is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 4.4 km away. Virudhunagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilangulam (1.9 km), Poyyankulam (2.0 km) and Palayampatti (3.4 km).

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

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