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About Kotthiparai Village

Kotthiparai is a large village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,571 males and 1,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1367.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotthiparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotthiparai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626004
Area (hectares) 1367.21 hectares
Population 3,190
Male Population 1,571
Female Population 1,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotthiparai compares

By the 2011 count Kotthiparai is the 10th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1367.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kotthiparai

Kotthiparai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotthiparai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kotthiparai from other places

Kotthiparai lies about 5.9 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tulukapati, about 7.4 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 Kotthiparai
District headquarters Virudhunagar 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Tulukapati 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai 11 km

Villages closest to Kotthiparai

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 Kotthiparai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotthiparai village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 10th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Kotthiparai village has 1,571 males and 1,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotthiparai has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kotthiparai is 626004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotthiparai covers 1367.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotthiparai is Tulukapati, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kotthiparai.

Kotthiparai is about 5.9 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotthiparai is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar is about 5.9 km away. Tulukapati is about 7.4 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amanakkunatham (6.1 km), Thiruvirunthalpuram (6.6 km) and Kurundamadam (6.7 km).

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

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